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mx id: 6208 | OBO id: HAO:0001822 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0001822

frontofacial ridge

Definition:

The line that delimits dorsally the scrobal depression.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The frontofacial ridge is a line.

The frontofacial ridge is part of the integument. The frontofacial ridge is part of the upper face.

frontofacial ridge by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

Term sometimes used for a transverse ridge across the face above the scrobal depression, resulting from an abrupt change in angle and differentiating the anterior margin of the frontovertex.

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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