part_of part of part of continuous with continuous with adjacent to adjacent to attached to attached to cuticle of coxa cuticle of insect thorax basal coxal conjunctiva region of cuticle notum pleuron The region of cuticle on the lateral region of the insect thorax that is attached to the notum and the sternum and is attached to the coxae by skeletal muscle tissue and the basal coxal conjunctiva. sternum lateral region somatic muscle somatic muscle