Pseudofovea

Japanese: 偽中心窩 - ぎちゅうしんか
Pseudofovea

…However, depending on the animal, the sensitivity of different parts of the compound eye varies. In the compound eyes of praying mantises and dragonflies, there is a part with particularly good resolution in the part related to binocular vision, called the pseudofovea. Among insects, the compound eyes of flies and honeybees, which are diurnal and fly quickly, show a high flicker fusion frequency of 200 to 300 Hz and are sensitive to moving objects. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pseudofovea" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,動物によっては複眼の部分により感度が異なる。カマキリやトンボの複眼では両眼視に関係する部分にとくに分解能のよい部分があり,偽中心窩(ぎちゆうしんか)と呼ばれる。昆虫のうち昼行性で速く飛ぶハエやミツバチの複眼は,200~300Hzという高いフリッカー融合頻度を示し,動くものに対して敏感である。…

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