English

Noun

postpetiole ‎(plural postpetioles)

1. (anatomy, entomology) The second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
   • 2015 July 9, “The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0130541:

     Moreover, the beetle uses a row of scrapers (placed on the proximal abdominal segment) (Fig 1 , 1B3 and 1B4 ) rather than the single scraper (placed on the postpetiole, i.e. the third abdominal tergite) used by the ant (Fig 1 , 1A3 and 1A4 ).

Derived terms

• postpetiolar