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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Invertebrate</strong> <strong>Zoology</strong> 539maxaponta n. [L. maxilla, jaw; pons, bridge] (ARTHRO: Insecta)A bridge formed by a midline fusion <strong>of</strong> the lowermaxillariae and the postgenae. maxapontal a.maxilla n.; pl. -llae [L. maxilla, jaw] 1. (ANN: Polychaeta) Thelarge, hook-shaped, dorsal chitinous jaw plate. 2. (ARTHRO)In most arthropods, one <strong>of</strong> the paired mouth-part structuresposterior to the mandibles or jaws; third pair <strong>of</strong> headappendages. 3. (ARTHRO: Diplopoda) One <strong>of</strong> the pairedsecond jaws to form the gnathochilarium.maxillary a. [L. maxilla, jaw] (ARTHRO) Of or pertaining to themaxilla.maxillary carrier (ANN: Polychaeta) A posterior supportstructure for the maxilla.maxillary glands (ARTHRO) Glands belonging to the maxillarysegment, possibly functioning in the lubrication <strong>of</strong> themouthparts.maxillary guides (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Anoplura, pairedstructures <strong>of</strong> wrinkled sucking lice arising from the maxillaryappendages that function as guides for the dorsalstylet.maxillary palp/palpus; pl. -pi (ARTHRO: Insecta) Small sensoryorgan arising from the maxilla, used to test quality <strong>of</strong>food. see labial palp.maxillary segment see maxillulaemaxillary stylets (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hemiptera, the innerpair <strong>of</strong> stylets <strong>of</strong> the trophic sac.maxillary tentacle (ARTHRO: Insecta) In female TegeticulaLepidoptera, an inner elongate lobe <strong>of</strong> the maxilla, adaptedfor holding a large mass <strong>of</strong> pollen; perhaps palpifers.maxilliped, maxillipede, maxillipe a. [L. maxilla, jaw; pes,foot] (ARTHRO: Crustacea) The paired appendages on thoracicsomites 1-3 posterior to the maxillae, that usuallyfunction in feeding; sometimes adapted for other functionssuch as prehension in parasitic forms.maxillulae n.pl.; sing. -ula [L. dim. maxilla, jaw] 1. (ARTHRO:Crustacea) The first maxillae having more than one pair <strong>of</strong>maxillae; paragnath. 2. (ARTHRO: Insecta) In primitive

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