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More Information about: vitta
Term vitta
Explanation Plural: vittae.
A broad stripe, most often used while describing longitudinal bands on the thorax but can be used for the abdomen and head, when it mostly will be used to describe a cross-band.
E.g.: "Presutural area of scutum with irregular dark brown vittae on lateral margin -Oestrophasia (Cenosoma) sabroskyi."

Category Morphology: general terms
Submitted by Robert Nash
Date Added/
Modified		 16.02.07
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