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mx id: 14178 | OBO id: HAO:0002564 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0002564

pleated membrane

Definition:

The accordion-like conjunctiva separates the occiput from the rest of the head capsule. The structure arises laterally at the base of the mandible.

written by: Gibson, G. A. P. 1986. Evidence for monophyly and relationships of Chalcidoidea, Mymaridae, and Mymarommatidae (Hymenoptera: Terebrantes). Canadian Entomologist 118:205-240.

Relationships / properties:

The pleated membrane is a conjunctiva.

The pleated membrane is part of the cuticle. The pleated membrane is part of the head capsule.

pleated membrane by Gibson, G. A. P. 1986. Evidence for monophyly and relationships of Chalcidoidea, Mymaridae, and Mymarommatidae (Hymenoptera: Terebrantes). Canadian Entomologist 118:205-240.

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