Tergite vs. Tergum — What's the Difference?

A sclerite forming part of the tergum.

A tergum (Latin for "the back"; plural terga, associated adjective tergal) is the dorsal ('upper') portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The anterior edge is called the 'base' and posterior edge is called the 'apex' or 'margin'.

(anatomy) The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.

The dorsal portion of a body segment of an arthropod.

The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

(entomology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod.

The back of an animal.