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mx id: 1624 | OBO id: HAO:0000200 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000200

cheek

Definition:

The area that is located ventrally in between the eye and the oral foramen.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The cheek is a area.

The cheek is part of the cranium. The cheek is part of the cuticle.

cheek by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

cheek by Masner, L. 1980. Key to genera of Scelionidae of the Holarctic region, with descriptions of new genera and species (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 113:1-54.

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

the lateral part of the head beyond the compound eyes, includes the gena and the subgena (unknown reference)

Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko

The area that is composed of the gena and postgena.

Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

Side of the head between the base of the mandible and lower margin of the eye, consisting partly of the lower face and partly of the gena.

Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
Cross reference: None provided.

comment added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder

sensu? Gena sensu Gibson et al. 1998 is the homonym of gena sensu Deans 2009.

Reference: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Cross reference: None provided.

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