part_of part of part of adjacent to adjacent to anteriorly connected to preabdomen abdominal sternite abdominal sternite I The abdominal sternite of the preabdomen that is attached to the posterior margin of the metasternum by the metasterno-abdominal sternite I conjunctiva. metapleuro-metasternal conjunctiva metasterno-abdominal sternite I conjunctiva posterior margin