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Terms recommended for indicating the pattern of different elements.
| recommended term | elements | alternative terms employed |
|---|---|---|
| areolation | scutes, on an area of the surface | reticulation |
| setation | setae, on an area of the surface | chaetotaxy, vestiture |
| (coxosternal) dentition | teeth, on the anterior margin of the forcipular coxosternite (Lithobiomorpha) | - |
| plectrotaxy | spurs, on the legs (Lithobiomorpha) | armature, spinulation, spurulation |
