Hymenoptera Glossary

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id: 3935

cupula

definition: Thesclerite that is usually ring-like and is connected distally to thegonostipes via conjunctivae andmuscles; proximally to the 8th metasomalsternite viamuscles and conjunctivae.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. Curator. Hymenoptera Ontology.

highest applicable taxon name: Hymenoptera

OBO dbxref: HAO:0000238

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(from: Birket-Smith, S. J. R. 1981.) coined after cupule (Audouin 1821) by:Istvan Miko

alternative definition

(from: Crampton, G. C. 1919.) "basal plate which bears the forceps, and which may possibly represent the sternal region of the tenth or other abdominal segment. by:Istvan Miko

comment (from: Schulmeister, S. 2001.) Schulmeister (2001) proposed both cupula and basal ring as the valid terms for the same structure. She used both term in her descriptions. We have chosen cupula as the valid and basal ring as the synonym, because the basal ring is used for analogous structures in Protura and Diptera (Tuxen 1970). The term cupule is also used for a paired structure located on the VIIth abdominal sternite of some Lepidoptera, but these structures are definitely not analogous with the cupula of Hymenoptera. by:Istvan Miko

alternative definition

(from: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935.) by:Istvan Miko

existing relationships:

cupula	is_a /	sclerite	imiko	03/09/2009
gonocondyle	part_of /	cupula	imiko	03/26/2009
cupula	part_of /	phallobase	imiko	03/26/2009
proximolateral apodeme of cupula	part_of /	cupula	imiko	04/29/2009
foramen genitale	part_of /	cupula	imiko	08/04/2009

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