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prosoma

pro·so·ma [ prō sṓmə ] (plural pro·so·mas or pro·so·ma·ta [ prō sṓmətə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
area near spider's head: the region near the head of spiders and some related arthropods, composed of fused segments of head and thorax

[Late 19th century. <pro-2 + Greek sōma "body"]
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