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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » C » clypeus, clypeal, clypeate

clypeus, clypeal, clypeate

Classification · Pronunciation · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Diagram of an insect - front view of head Diagram of an insect - side view of head Ant Worker Morphology--head
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (C)
No Taxon clypeus, clypeal, clypeate
Pronunciation
KLIP-ee-us ('klɪpɪəs)
Explanation of Names
From Latin clipeus, a round shield (1).
Identification
clypeus, noun, plural clypeuses or clypei, adjective clypeal (clypeate = shaped like a round shield) - shield-shaped plate of exoskeleton in an insect below the frons and above the labrum. Structural details of the clypeus are important in the classification of beetles and many other groups. Some photographs showing the clypeus:
See Also
frons
clypeus
labrum
Print References
Gordh and Headrick, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 205 (1)
Internet References
Wikipedia--clypeus
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology--C entries
Wiktionary--clypeus
Works Cited
1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 May, 2007 - 5:01am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 21 June, 2020 - 7:20am

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