proboscidial fossa

proboscidial fossa
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Hymenoptera, the deep groove on the under side of the head of bees, in which the proboscis is folded in repose.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • hypostomal carinae — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The margin of the proboscidial fossa of bees, which turn laterally toward the bases of the mandibles at their anterior end …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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