sternite

[ stur-nahyt ]

/ ˈstɜr naɪt /

a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.

Origin of sternite

First recorded in 1865–70; stern- + -ite¹

ster·nit·ic

[ster-nit-ik] /stərˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective

A pair of dorso-ventral muscles passing from tergite to sternite in each segment.

The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell
These elements are a central piece or sternite, and a lateral field on each side bearing the leg-rudiment.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various
Urite, ū′rīt, n. the sternite of an abdominal segment of an insect.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
They do not long persist in the embryo, but disappear, and the area each one occupied becomes part of the sternite.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various