The propodeum, propodeon or propodium[attribution needed] is the first abdominal segment in Apocrita Hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants). It is fused with...

in other Apocrita, the thorax is fused to the first abdominal segment (propodeum) to form the mesosoma. In dorsal view (from above), starting at the head...

segment is fused to the metathorax, where it forms a structure known as the propodeum. Accordingly, in these insects, the functional thorax is composed of four...

first segment of the abdomen is fused to the thorax and is called the propodeum. In ants, the second segment forms the narrow petiole. Some ants have...

first segment of the abdomen fused with the thorax, which is called the propodeum. The head is connected to the thorax by the occipital foramen, enabling...

body shape, the so-called wasp waist. The first abdominal tergum (the propodeum) is conjoined with the thorax, while the second abdominal segment forms...

abdominal segment is fused to the metathorax, and is then called the propodeum. Glossary of entomology terms Insect morphology Mesothorax Prothorax Thorax...

being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae....

is divided into the narrow petiole and bulbous gaster. The abdomen technically includes the metasoma and the propodeum which is fused to the thorax....

(the propodeum). For historical reasons, in ants it is commonly referred to by the alternative name alitrunk. The mesosoma (thorax plus propodeum) and...