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CIRCUMFILUS [1 record]

Record 1 1981-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

curious looped filaments or sometimes tortuous threads, in the antennal joints of most Cecidomyiidae, arranged in whorls; supposedly sensory in function (...)

Key term(s)
  • circumfilus
  • circumfilum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Chez les Diptères Cécidomyies, filaments recourbés et tordus parfois disposés en verticilles qui entourent les articles antennaires. Organes sensoriels.

Key term(s)
  • circumfilus

Spanish

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