lacinea

n.; pl. laciniae [L. lacinia, flap]

1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)

The inner distal spiny lobe of the second segment of the maxillula.

2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)

a. In many, the inner lobe (elongate jaw-like structure) of the maxilla, located at the apex of the stipes. b. In Psocidae, represented by a hard elongate rod, slightly bifurcated at its free end and ensheathed by the galea, sometimes called the pick; similar modification to a stylet-like shape in Mallophaga.