subtorma

subtorma
n. [L. sub, under; Gr. tormos, socket]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Coleoptera, the heavily sclerotized, transverse, curved process of certain Scarabaeoidea larvae, located near the proximal border of the hypopharynx.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • subapotorma — n. [L. sub, under; Gr. apo, from; tormos, socket] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Scarabaeoidea larva, a heavily sclerotized process extending forward from the subtorma on each side mediad of the longitudinal row of inwardly directed, closely set,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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