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CLYPEUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-07-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clypeus
1, record 1, English, clypeus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of the insect head below the frons, to which the labrum is attached anteriorly. 1, record 1, English, - clypeus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clypéus
1, record 1, French, clyp%C3%A9us
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de la tête de l'insecte située en-dessous du front, les deux sclérites étant fusionnés par suite de l'oblitération de la suture clypéofrontale. Chez certains insectes le clypéus est partiellement ou complètement divisé par une suture transverse en deux sclérites, le postclypéus et l'antéclypéus (clypéus antérieur ou clypéolus). 1, record 1, French, - clyp%C3%A9us
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clypeus 1, record 2, English, clypeus
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The space between the eyes and the first pair of appendages, the chelicerae, is termed the clypeus. 1, record 2, English, - clypeus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bandeau
1, record 2, French, bandeau
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- clypeus 1, record 2, French, clypeus
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On nomme bandeau ou clypeus l'espace délimité par la ligne antérieure des yeux et la ligne d'attache des chélicères. 1, record 2, French, - bandeau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clypeus
1, record 3, English, clypeus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "clypeus" is the intermediate of the three unpaired sclerites between the epicranial suture and the mouth [of an insect]. To this part one condyle of the mandible articulates. 1, record 3, English, - clypeus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- clypéus
1, record 3, French, clyp%C3%A9us
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- épistome ventral 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pistome%20ventral
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez un insecte, le clypéus, constituant de la région faciale], présente de chaque côté, un condyle crânial qui correspond à l'articulation antérieure des mandibules. 1, record 3, French, - clyp%C3%A9us
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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