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mx id: 1272 | OBO id: HAO:0000360 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000360

frontal suture

Definition:

The suture that diverges ventrally (or anteriorly) from the coronal suture between the antennal foramina toward the anterior articulations of the mandibles.

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

Relationships / properties:

The frontal suture is a groove.

The frontal suture is part of the epicranial suture. The frontal suture is part of the integument. The frontal suture is part of the sclerite.

frontal suture by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

frontal suture by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.

comment added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder

Is it a suture (mx:613) or sulcus (mx: 1084)?

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

alternative definition added almost 15 years ago by Andy Deans

The arms of the epicranial suture diverging ventrally (or anteriorly) from the coronal suture between the antennal bases toward the anterior articulations of the mandibles.

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

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