part_of part of part of continuous with continuous with adjacent to adjacent to basal metacoxal conjunctiva metapleuron The region of the cuticle on the lateral region of the metathorax that is attached to the metanotum and the metasternum, and is attached to the metacoxa by the metacoxal muscle and the basal metacoxal conjunctiva. metacoxal muscle metanotum metathorax pleuron metasternum lateral region