part of adult tergum adult tergum IX 9 Tergit 9th tergite Fig 20,22,23,24,25,26,27 Abbr: IX-Te in ISBN:0-937548-00-6. IX Tergit TGMA:0000595 TGMA:0000595 The tergum of abdominal segment IX. In male mosquitoes, ventral in postrotation position; usually markedly bilobed. In female mosquitoes, a small plate situated between tergum VIII and the cerci (tergum X if present) dorsally; variable in shape and pigmentation; setae present or absent. basal ring bridge bridge of ninth tergum default_namespace epandrium gonocoxite IX gonotergite lateral bar of the ninth tergum ninth sternite ninth tergal bar ninth tergal plate ninth tergite ninth tergum sclerotic bar sclerotic bar of ninth sternum sternite 9 tergal sclerite tergite 9 tergite IX tergite of segment nine tergite of the ninth segment tergum 9 adult abdominal segment IX