前胸
Prothorax \Pro*tho"rax\, n. [Pref. pro- + thorax.] (Zo["o]l.) The first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illusts. of {Butterfly} and {Coleoptera}.
prothorax n : the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs [also: {prothoraces} (pl)]