| 1. | The body of the sclerite articulates laterally with the second axillary.
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| 2. | The flea body is covered with hard plates called sclerites.
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| 3. | But the true function of sclerites is, as yet, unknown.
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| 4. | Some insects bear a sclerite in the pleural area called a laterotergite.
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| 5. | The Fourth Axillary sclerite is not a constant element of the wing base.
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| 6. | They are characterized by the complex male genitalia, with eversible complementary sclerites.
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| 7. | The size of each sclerite is about 1 ?5 mm in adults.
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| 8. | The fourth axillary sclerite is not a constant element of the wing base.
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| 9. | Other sclerites and " protrusions " ( apophyses ) may also be present.
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| 10. | In some females, the sclerites are rolled into a flexible, telescopic ovipositor.
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