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mx id: 1057 | OBO id: HAO:0000301 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000301

epipharyngeal lobe synonyms: epipharynx

Definition:

The lobe that is located distally on the epipharyngeal wall.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The epipharyngeal lobe is a lobe.

The epipharyngeal lobe is part of the cuticle. The epipharyngeal lobe is part of the epipharyngeal wall.

epipharyngeal lobe by Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..

epipharynx by Vilhelmsen, L. 1996. The preoral cavity of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta): comparative morphology and phylogenetic significance. Zoologica Scripta 25:143-170.

alternative definition added over 18 years ago by Andy Deans

a median lobe sometimes present on the posterior (or ventral) surface of the labrum or clypeus

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 15 years ago by Andy Deans

if the distal part of the epipharyngeal wall forms a distinct lobe, it is termed the epipharynx

Reference: Vilhelmsen, L. 1996. The preoral cavity of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta): comparative morphology and phylogenetic significance. Zoologica Scripta 25:143-170.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added almost 15 years ago by Istvan Miko

The membranous lobe that is situated posterior to the labrum and is the distalmost part of the epipharyngeal wall.

Reference: Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added about 13 years ago by Istvan Miko

The lobe that is situated posterior to the labrum and is the distalmost part of the epipharyngeal wall.

Reference: Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..
Cross reference: None provided.

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