Submentum

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The submentum (lat. Mentum = "chin") is the lowest part of the basal, fused section of the lower lip ( labium ) of the insect and thus part of the mouthparts . It passes over into the mentum and, like all other components of the mouthparts, can be designed very differently depending on the type and group.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Mentum. In: Lexicon of Biology . Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-8274-0354-5 .
  2. ^ Gerhard Seifert: Entomological internship. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-13-455002-4 , p. 267.