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The posterior tentorial pit is part of the cranium. The posterior tentorial pit is part of the cuticle. The posterior tentorial pit is part of the integument. The posterior tentorial pit is part of the postocciput.
posterior tentorial pit by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
metatentorium by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
posterior tentorial pit by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
posterior tentorial pit 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.
posterior tentorial pit by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
fenestra tentorii posterioris by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
fossa tentorii posterior by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
fovea tentorialis posterior by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
gular pit by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
metatentorina by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
comment added over 13 years ago by Matt Yoder
Postoccipital suture always present? Pit located always in the suture?
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alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko
Paired pits sometimes visible on the back of the head near the occipital
foramen that are external indications of the posterior tentorial arms.
Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
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