Term Name:	insect thorax
Synonyms:
Definition:	The main middle section of the insect body comprising three thoracic rings: the pro-, the meso- and the metathoraces which are more or less well fused and cask-like sometimes having on the upper lateral part one of two pairs of wings, while on the ventrolateral part each thoracic ring bears a pair of legs.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:6000015]