Definition:
The
line that delimits the
postocciput from the
cranium.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
The postoccipital suture is a line.
The postoccipital suture is part of the cranium. The postoccipital suture is part of the integument.
postoccipital suture by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
postoccipital suture by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
postoccipital suture by Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
sutura postmaxillaris by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
sutura postoccipitalis by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
comment added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder
Is it a suture?
Reference: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Cross reference:
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alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
The posterior submarginal groove of the cranium having the posterior tentorial pits in its lower ends; internally it forms the postoccipital ridge, on which are attached the dorsal prothoracic and neck muscles of the head.
Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
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