tentorium
Definition:
The
apodeme that has its sites of origin marked by the anterior and posterior tentorial pits and gular sulci.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
The tentorium is part of the cranium. The tentorium is part of the cuticle. The tentorium is part of the sclerite.
tentorium by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
tentorium by Mikó, I., L. Vilhelmsen, N. F. Johnson, L. Masner , and Z. Pénzes. 2007. Morphology of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea): head and mesosoma. Zootaxa 1571:1-78.
tentorium by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
tentorium 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.
alternative definition added about 13 years ago by Istvan Miko
The anatomical cluster that is composed of the tentorial arms and the tentorial bridge.
Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added almost 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
Internal, usually more or less H-like endoskeleton of the head that serves as a site for muscle attachment and that braces the head.
Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans
The endoskeletal brace of the cranium formed of united anterior and posterior pairs of arms, bearing primarily the origins of the ventral muscles of the gnathal appendages and usually giving attachment secondarily, on a pair of dorsal arms, to the antennal muscles.
Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
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