mentum [FBbt_00004544]

The distal part of the labium originally paired, secondarily fused into one broad plate bearing on its apical margin usually a prementum, and the paired appendages of the labial palp, the glossa and the paraglossa. In the context of Drosophila refers to the adult maxillary structures.

mentum

ID: FBbt_00004544

Adult Anatomy

The distal part of the labium originally paired, secondarily fused into one broad plate bearing on its apical margin usually a prementum, and the paired appendages of the labial palp, the glossa and the paraglossa. In the context of Drosophila refers to the adult maxillary structures.

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