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mx id: 507 | OBO id: HAO:0000341 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000341

flabellum

Definition:

The sclerite that is located at the apex of the glossa in Apoidea.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The flabellum is a sclerite.

The flabellum is part of the cuticle. The flabellum is part of the glossa.

flabellum by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

In Apoidea (bees), a small thin plate at the apex of the glossa.

Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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