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mx id: 1775 | OBO id: HAO:0000135 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000135

apex of the calcar

Definition:

The area that extends distally of the apex of the velum or comb of the spur.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2010. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The apex of the calcar is a area.

The apex of the calcar is part of the cuticle. The apex of the calcar is part of the protibial spur.

Micrevania Benoit, 1952

apex of the calcar by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

apex of the calcar by Schönitzer, K., and G. Lawitzky. 1987. A phylogenetic study of the antenna cleaner in Formicidae, Mutillidae, and Tiphiidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Zoomorphology [was Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere] 107:273-285.

comment added about 13 years ago by Matt Yoder

Does this refer tot he whole structure covered by the arrow in the annotation?

Reference: None provided.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added almost 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

an elongation of the calcar that extends apically over the velum or over the comb of the spur

Reference: Schönitzer, K., and G. Lawitzky. 1987. A phylogenetic study of the antenna cleaner in Formicidae, Mutillidae, and Tiphiidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Zoomorphology [was Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere] 107:273-285.
Cross reference: None provided.

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