part_of part of part of continuous with continuous with adjacent to adjacent to insect region of cuticle postabdomen paramere phallobase The region of cuticle of the postabdomen that is attached to the abdominal sternite IX by the abdominal sternite IX-phallobase conjunctiva and to the paramere by the phallobasal-parameral conjunctiva. basal piece abdominal sternite IX abdominal sternite IX-phallobase conjunctiva phallobasal-parameral conjunctiva