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mx id: 519 | OBO id: HAO:0000222 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000222

corbicula

Definition:

The area that is located on the metatibia and is delimited by a fringe of setae arising from the metatibial margins.

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

Relationships / properties:

The corbicula is a area.

The corbicula is part of the cuticle. The corbicula is part of the metatibia.

corbicula by Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.

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

alternative definition added over 15 years ago by Andy Deans

In bees, the concave, smooth region of the metatibia that is marginated by a fringe of setae arising from the margins; it forms a pollen basket.

Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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