The cervix in

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s is a membrane that separates the

head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple ani ...

from the

thorax The thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main di ...

and is composed of structures from both of these. A pair of lateral cervical

sclerite A sclerite (Greek language, Greek , ', meaning "hardness, hard") is a hardened body part. In various branches of biology the term is applied to various structures, but not as a rule to vertebrate anatomical features such as bones and teeth. Instea ...

s are embedded in the cervix.Scoble (1995) Ch.3:The adult thorax - a study in function & effect (pp 39-91).

Footnotes

References

* Scoble, M. J. (1995) ''The Lepidoptera: form, function and diversity''. The Oxford University Press, Oxford UK. . Insect anatomy {{insect-anatomy-stub