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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- is part of: haustellum
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