Dictionary Of Invertebrate Zoology - Q

Q Q technique The analysis of association of pairs of taxa in a data matrix. quacking a. [D. kwakken] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, sound made by new queens in the cells in response to "piping". quadrangle n. [L. quadrus, fourfold; angulus, angle] | Q Q technique The analysis of association of pairs of taxa in a data matrix. quacking a. D. kwakken ARTHRO Insecta In Hymenoptera sound made by new queens in the cells in response to piping . quadrangle n. L. quadrus fourfold angulus angle 1. Any figure having 4 angles. 2. ARTHRO Insecta In odonatan Zygoptera a cell beyond the arculus. quadrangular a. quadrat n. L. quadratus squared A sample area of land for biotic study usually 1 square meter. quadrate a. L. quadratus squared Having 4 sides in outline. quadrate plates ARTHRO Insecta In Hymenoptera the reduced 9th abdominal tergite. quadricapsular a. L. quadrus fourfold capsula little box Having 4 capsules. quadricolumella see columella quadridentate a. L. quadrus fourfold dentatus tooth Having 4 teeth or tooth-like processes. quadrifid a. L. quadrus fourfold Four rows in 4 segment. quadrilateral a. L. quadrus fourfold latus side 1. Formed or bounded by 4 sides 4 lines. 2. ARTHRO Insecta In zy-gopterous Odonata the discal wing cell. quadrimaculate a. L. quadrus fourfold macula spot Having 4 spots. quadripartite a. L. quadrus fourfold partitus divided In 4 parts. quadripinnate a. L. quadrus fourfold penna feather Having 4 feather-like branches or clefts. quadriprostatic a. L. quadrus fourfold Gr. prostates one who stands first ANN Having 4 prostates. quadriradiate a. L. quadrus fourfold radius ray PORIF Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 769 Having 4 rays tetraxon tetractine. quadrithecal a. L. quadrus fourfold Gr. theke case ANN Having 4 spermathecae. quadrivalve a. L. quadrus fourfold valva fold 4-valved. quartet see tetrad quasisocial a. L. quasi as if socius companion ARTHRO Insecta In Hymenoptera females of the same generation forming a colony and cooperating in brood care. queen n. . cwen wife ARTHRO Insecta 1. A female member of the reproductive caste in semisocial and euso-cial insects may or may not differ morphologically from the workers. 2. In Formicidae a fully developed reproductive female .