Epipharynx

The Greek word epipharynx is made up of epi ( over , on ) and pharynx ( throat ).

Epipharnyx in insects

In insects , the epipharynx is an appendix to the head capsule that attaches above the mouth opening. This is not a real mouth tool as it was not formed from former extremities .

The epipharynx is actually the membranous and often hairy inside of the labrum (more precisely the clypeolabrum), i.e. the "upper lip" of the insect. Opposite the epipharynx is the hypopharynx on the underside of the mouth opening.

Epipharynx in Mammals

In mammals , the term epipharynx is used synonymously for the nasal part of the pharynx nasopharynx .

literature

• Georg Gerstfeldt, About the mouth parts of the sucking insects , p.86
• Göttingen Ads of Learned Things, Volume 116, Paris Bey G. Dufour Mémoires sur les animaux sans vertébres Par Jules César Savigny Membre de l'Institut d Egypte etc Première partie Description et Classification des animaux invertebrés et articulés connus sous les noms de Crustacès d Insectes d Annélides etc Premier Fascicule Mém 1 et 2 Théorie des organes de la bouche des Crustacés et des Insectes , 1816, V and 117 pages with 12 copper plates in Octav, p.49ff