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Morphology of the head capsule and mouth parts ofHeliocopris bucephalus fabre (coleoptera, polyphaga, scarabæoidea, scarabæidæ, coprinæ)

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Abbreviations

abap :

abductor apodeme

adap :

adductor apodeme

anc :

antacorium

an.scl :

antennal sclerite

ant :

antenna

bg :

basigalea

bscl :

basal sclerite

ca :

cardo

cap :

cardostipital apodeme

cbr :

cephalic brush

ce :

compound eye

clls :

clypeolabral suture

clp :

clypealia

cls :

clypeal suture

cr :

cardostipital ridge

cubr :

caudal brush

dg :

distigalea

epr :

epipharyngeal ridge

eps :

epicranial suture

eust :

eustipes

fl :

flagellum

fr :

frons

frc :

frontal carina

frh :

frontal horn

g :

gula

ge :

gena

gh :

gular hair

gms :

gulomental suture

gr :

galeal ridge

gs :

gular suture

h :

hair

hy :

hypopharynx

hy.b :

hypopharyngeal bar

i hy.b :

interhypopharyngeal bar

ip :

inner part of prostheca

l :

labium

la :

lacinia

lb :

labrum

lepr :

labro-epipharyngeal ridge

lext :

lateral extension of the hypopharynx

lg :

ligula

lp :

labial palpus

ls :

labial suture

l scl h :

lateral sclerite of the hypopharnyx

l.scl m :

lateral sclerite of the mandible

m :

mentum

max :

maxilla

max.p :

maxillary palpus

m.hy.b :

midhypopharyngeal bar

mlb. :

mesolabrum

m.scl :

mesial sclerite of the mandible

mt′ :

metatentoriana

obr :

oblique ridge on the epipharynx

of :

occipital foramen

ol :

oculata

op :

outer part of the prostheca

pd :

pedicel

pf :

palpifer

pge :

postgena

pl :

paracoila

pmt :

prementum

pn :

pretentorina

po :

postocciput

pocl :

postclypeus

pos :

postoccipital suture

pp :

palpiger

pr :

precoila

prap :

promotor apodeme

prcl :

preclypeus

pst :

parastipes

prthr :

prosthecal ridge

pta :

postartis

ptc :

postcoila

py :

pretartis

r :

ridge

s :

suture

sas :

subantennal suture

sc :

scape

sp :

sensory patches

smt :

submentum

st :

stipes

tp :

terminal part of the mandible

trb :

transverse bar

v :

vertex

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    P. N. Mathur M.Sc., Ph.D., Narain Khattar M.Sc. & V. D. Mathur M.Sc.

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Mathur, P.N., Khattar, N. & Mathur, V.D. Morphology of the head capsule and mouth parts ofHeliocopris bucephalus fabre (coleoptera, polyphaga, scarabæoidea, scarabæidæ, coprinæ). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 48, 137–153 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050256

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