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mx id: 1756 | OBO id: HAO:0000688 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000688
paramandibular process
Defined (both definition and relationships must be met)
Definition:
The projection that is located distolaterally on the hypostoma and extends to the clypeus separating the mandibular socket from the oral foramen.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:
The paramandibular process is a projection.
The paramandibular process is part of the cranium. The paramandibular process is part of the cuticle. The paramandibular process is part of the sclerite.

Label usage (sensu)
paramandibular process by Michener, C. D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA 913 pp.
paramandibular process by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Comments and tags
alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko
forward extension of hypostoma, which on reaching underside of clypeus isolates mandibular socket from oral fossa; not clearly visible unless mandibles are spread.
  Reference: Bohart, R. M., and A. S. Menke. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World, A Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 695 pp.
  Cross reference: false

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
The paramandibular process is an anterior projection of the hypostoma that approaches, butts against or is fused with the lateral part of the clypeus.
  Reference: Michener, C. D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA 913 pp.
  Cross reference: false


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