labial gland

Definition

A labial gland is an exocrine gland located in the ventral part of the thorax and in the head of insects that discharges its secretions into the pocket between the base of the hypopharynx and the prementum of the labium or, in piercing insects, at the tip of the labium.

Reference

  1. Snodgrass RE. 1951 Anatomy and Morphology. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. Vol. 59, (2) pp. 71-73. [2023-10-24] www.jstor.org
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Properties

Label

labial gland

EUPH Code (UID)

[8032]

EUPH IRI

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0002235

Descriptor

n/a

Created

2025-02-14

Updated

2025-12-03
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Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Translation

Authors: Michael Rubinigg, Michael Rubinigg

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Language Expression Contributed By Status
Danish
spytkirtel

Noun, Neuter, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
speekselklier

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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English
salivary gland

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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English
labial gland

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French
glande labiale

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French
glande salivaire

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
German
Labialdrüse

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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German
Speicheldrüse

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
ghiandola salivare

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Norwegian
spyttkjertel

Noun, Neuter, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Portuguese
glândula salivar

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
glandă salivară

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Spanish; Castilian
glándula salival

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
spottkörtel

Noun, Neuter, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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