Leafhopper & treehopper key |
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Glossary of Technical Terms |
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appendix = additional piece of membrane located distally along posterior margin of forewing [peha tāpiri]
cell = any area of the wing that is bounded by veins [āpure]
femur = the third and usually the most robust segment of the leg [pūkaka]
frons, front = upper anterior portion of face between eyes [rae]
gena = cheek, that part of the head on each side between the eye and the mouthparts [pāpāringa]
ocellus = simple eye consisting of a single lens [karu iti]
pronotal paranotum = lateral expansion on each side of pronotum [to come]
pronotum = dorsal plate of prothorax [papatua pohomua]
prothorax = anterior division of thorax [pohomua]
scutellum = triangular dorsal plate covering the middle and posterior divisions of the thorax [papatua tapatoru]
seta = hair-like projection from the exoskeleton [weu]
spine = thorn-like projection from the exoskeleton [tarakina]
spine, apical = spine at the very tip of a structure [to come]
spine, preapical = spine near the tip of a structure [to come]
tegmen = forewing [parirau o mua]
tibia = segment of the leg attached to the tip of the femur [takapū]
veins = network of hardened tubular structures supporting the wing [ioio]
vertex = top of head between eyes [tumuaki]
Other Helpful Terms - Ētahi Atu Kupu Āwhina
| antenna | pūhihi | |
| broadly convex | poroharore | |
| convex | koropuku | |
| curved | pewa | |
| forked, branched | tokomanga | |
| heavily patterned | whakairoriro | |
| loop | koropewa | |
| oblique | hōtiu | |
| plain, devoid of significant pattern | tōkau | |
| tapering to a point | kōekoeko | |
| Three Kings Island | Manawa Tāwhi | |
| transverse band of colour | tāhei | |
| wavy, undulate | māwhai |