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The protibial comb is part of the protibia. The protibial comb is part of the sclerite.
Cleonymus Latreille, 1809
protibial comb by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
secondary comb by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
tibial comb by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
fine comb by Curators, H. A. O. 2009. The Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology Curation Team. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
fine comb by Basibuyuk, H. H., and D. L. J. Quicke. 1995. Morphology of the antenna cleaner in the Hymenoptera with particular reference to non-aculeate families (Insecta). Zoologica Scripta 24:157-177.
protibial comb by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
A row of setae along the anterior (outer), apical margin of the protibia in the
area between the calcar and basitarsus (see also mesotibial apical pegs.
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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alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder
Comb of 50 to 100 fine, closely set setae, which are directed posteriorly.
Reference: Schönitzer, K., and G. Lawitzky. 1987. A phylogenetic study of the antenna cleaner in Formicidae, Mutillidae, and Tiphiidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Zoomorphology [was Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere] 107:273-285.
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