metathorax

The hindmost of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.

In entomology, the third and last segment of the thorax, succeeding the mesothorax, preceding the abdomen, and bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings

The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of coleoptera.

The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect