Scutum has two strong lateral spines, placed between the transverse suture and the insertion of the wings.
Janina is the only coat of arms represented on the sky as constellation - Scutum.
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scutum is found on the Pacific coast of North America from the Bering Sea southwards to Point Conception, California.
In some groups of insects, the mesonotum is hypertrophied, such as in Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera), in which the anterior portion of the mesonotum (called the mesoscutum, or simply "scutum") forms most of the dorsal surface of the thorax.
For example, in Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera, the mesonotum is the most hypertrophied sclerite, and is commonly called the scutum.
"Scuta" is the plural of the Latin word "scutum" and means "shield".