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mx id: 586 | OBO id: HAO:0000910 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000910

scopa

Definition:

The setiferous patch that is used for pollen storage.

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

Relationships / properties:

The scopa is a setiferous patch.

The scopa is part of the cuticle. The scopa is part of the integument.

scopa by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

In Apiformes, a brush-like structure of short stiff hairs of equal length used for collecting pollen.

Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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