frontoclypeus
frontoclypeus noun: the line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible.
Noun
frontoclypeus (plural frontoclypei)
- The line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible.
- The ventral edges of the genae lie at the level of the mouth in the generalized head but the frontoclypeus projects ventrally beyond the level of the mouth and is usually divided transversely by the frontoclypeal suture into a dorsal or postoral frons and a ventral or preoral clypeus (Figure 6b).1959, Ernest Melville DuPorte, Manual of Insect Morphology, Chapman & Hall, page 95
- Schuster and Etnier distinguished H. piatrix larvae by the presence of large spinelike setae on the venter of the anal prolegs, and several species of the scalaris group by the presence of bristlelike setae on the frontoclypeus.1986, Patricia W. Schefter, Glenn B. Wiggins, A Systematic Study of the Nearctic Larvae of the Hydropsyche morosa Group (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, page 9
Forms of frontoclypeus
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Origin of frontoclypeus
From Latin frōns (“forehead”) + clypeus (“shield”)
Questions about frontoclypeus
- What does frontoclypeus mean?
- Frontoclypeus means the line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible.
- What part of speech is frontoclypeus?
- Frontoclypeus is a noun.
- What is the plural of frontoclypeus?
- The plural of frontoclypeus is frontoclypei.
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