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Clypeus
The clypeus is one of the sclerites that makes up the "face" of an insect. In general, the clypeus delimits the lower margin of the face, with the labrum articulated along the ventral margin of the clypeus. The mandibles bracket the labrum, but do not touch the clypeus. The dorsal margin of the clypeus is below the antennal sockets. The clypeus is often well-defined by sulci ("grooves") along its lateral and dorsal margins, and is most commonly rectangular or trapezoidal in overall shape.

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clypeus
Jan 01, 1999; clypeus A cuticular (see CUTICLE ) area of the head of an invertebrate animal, which lies between the frons and the labrum , with...
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clipeus, clypeus
Jan 01, 2000; clipeus, clypeus. Disc-like ornament resembling a buckler shield fixed to an architrave or frieze in Roman architecture.
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Ultrastructure of the fungus Ophiodothella vaccinii in infected leaves of Vaccinium arboreum.
Aug 01, 2006; Abstract: Light and electron microscopy were used to study the fungus Ophiodothella vaccinii E.S. Boyd in infected leaves of...
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Andrenidae
Jan 01, 1999; Andrenidae ( solitary mining bees ; subclass Pterygota , order Hymenoptera ) Large family of short-tongued, solitary bees. Each...
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Ampulicidae
Jan 01, 1999; Ampulicidae ( cockroach wasps , digger wasps ; class Hymenoptera , superfamily Sphecoidea ) The most primitive family of sphecid...
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