epicranium

IPA: ˈɛpɪkrˈeɪniʌm

(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.

Examples of "epicranium" in Sentences

Epicranial: relating or pertaining to the epicranium.
Clypeal suture: marks the division between clypeus and epicranium.
Epicranial plate: in some larvae a plate-like structure forming the epicranium.
Calva: a skull-cap: = epicranium, q.v. Calx: the distal end of the tibia; the curving basal portion of the first tarsal joint.
The basal half of the head is marked off from the eye-bearing piece (epicranium) by a V-shaped suture [10] (Fig. 157, head of Degeeria; compare also the head of the larva of
The clypeus, however, is merged with the epicranium, and the usual suture between them does not appear distinctly in after life, though its place is seen in figure 167 to be indicated by a slight indentation.
Mr.C. C.oke in Mammoth C.ve, while Humbert has described in a French scientific journal a species of J.pyx (J. Saussurii) from Mexico.] [Footnote 10: The direct homology of these parts of the head (the occiput and the epicranium) with Perla, Forficula, etc., seems to me the best evidence we could have that the Poduræ are not an independent group.