ptilinal suture [FBbt_00004484]

Suture across the front of the head, in between the eyes and just dorsal to the base of the antennae. It is a remnant of the internalization of the ptilinum after eclosion.

ptilinal suture

ID: FBbt_00004484

Adult Anatomy

Suture across the front of the head, in between the eyes and just dorsal to the base of the antennae. It is a remnant of the internalization of the ptilinum after eclosion.

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