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mx id: 1507 | OBO id: HAO:0000782 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000782

postlabium

Definition:

The anatomical cluster that is situated proximal to the prementum.

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

Relationships / properties:

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

comment added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder

In Hymenoptera the postlabium is a single sclerite therefore in Hymenoptera the postlabium and postmentum are synonyms (Vilhelmsen 1996). The postmentum could be secondarly subdivided into two sclerites(Denis & Bitsch, 1973).

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

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