diatom rake

diatom rake
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
A structure of the galea of mayfly nymphs composed of bristles and pectinated spines, or of hairs or spines on the maxillae, functioning in scraping food.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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