LACINEA

lacinea: translation

n.;pl.laciniae[L.lacinia, flap]

1.(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)

The inner distal spiny lobe of the second segment of the maxillula.

2.(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)

a.In many, the inner lobe (elongate jaw-like structure) of themaxilla, located at the apex of the stipes.b.In Psocidae, represented by a hard elongate rod, slightly bifurcated at its free end and ensheathed by the galea, sometimes called the pick; similar modification to a stylet-like shape in Mallophaga.