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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)A division of the palatum of Culicidae, formed by the ventral surface of the clypeus; the roof of the cibarium; see labropalatum.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
clypeopalatum
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anterior hard plate — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, an irregular platelike anterior area of the clypeopalatum of Culicidae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cibarial dome — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In certain Diptera, a dome shaped spiculate structure protruding at the posterior margin of the cibarium; see clypeopalatum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dorsal scale — 1. (G.T.). 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The wax and exuviae cover resting tentlike over the body of armored scale. b. Usually two peglike cibarial setae borne lateral and/or posterior to the anterior hard palate of the clypeopalatum of mosquitoes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dorsal setae — 1. (G.T.). 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Usually two peglike cibarial setae borne lateral and/or posterior to the anterior hard palate of the clypeopalatum of mosquitoes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
labropalatum — n. [L. labrum, lip; palatum, roof of mouth] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the oral surface of the labrum of mosquitoes; a division of the palatum; see clypeopalatum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
palatum — n. [L. palatum, roof of the mouth] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Culicidae, the oral surfaces of the labrum and clypeus; divided into labropalatum and clypeopalatum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
