{{short description|Chelicerata prodorsal shield}} '''Peltidium''' is a prodorsal shield found in animals of the subphylum Chelicerata, in the phylum Arthropoda. In some groups (Schizomida, Palpigradi, Solpugida and Opiliones), the peltidium, also known as the '''schizopeltid''', can be subdivided into the '''propeltidium''', a carapace-like shield that covers the proterosoma, which comprises the fused acron (protocerebral region) and first four segments, and two free segments, the '''mesopeltidium''' and '''metapeltidium''' (Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology).
== External links == *[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/ Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology]
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Category:Chelicerate anatomy