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mx id: 1065 | OBO id: HAO:0000409 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000409

hypopharyngeal wall synonyms: hypopharynx

Definition:

The area that is delimited proximally by the proximal margin of the sitophore, distally by the salivarial orifice.

written by: Vilhelmsen, L., and I. Miko. 2010. Curators/Head..

Relationships / properties:

The hypopharyngeal wall is a area.

The hypopharyngeal wall is part of the cuticle. The hypopharyngeal wall is part of the mouthparts.

hypopharyngeal wall by Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..

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

alternative definition added over 18 years ago by Andy Deans

the median postoral lobe of the ventral wall of the gnathal region of the head anterior to the labium

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 Istvan Miko

The hypopharynx in morphological terms constitutes the ventral wall of the preoral cavity all the way from the morphological mouth to the salivary orifice.

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.

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