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insect sex comb 
A row of darkly pigmented, male specific chaetae located on the prothoracic metatarsal segment of the prothoracic leg. The number of chaetae (teeth) per sex comb varies between individuals, e.g.- Hannah-Alava and Stern report 10-13.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: ctenidium ;   metatarsal comb
Xrefs: FBbt:00004296
Definition Sources: FlyBase:FBrf0011482, FlyBase:FBrf0012178

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