epitorma

epitorma
n.; pl. -mae [Gr. epi, upon; tormos, socket]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In scarabaeoid larvae, a rod extending from the inner end of the laeotorma. a. Epitorma anterior, when directed toward the apex of the epipharynx. b. Epitorma posterior when directed in the opposite direction.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • pedium — n.; pl. dia [Gr. pedion, open plain] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, the central part of the epipharynx, bare and soft skinned, between the haptomerum and haptolachus; crossed on the left side by the epitorma …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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