subgenal

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ genal

Adjective

subgenal (not comparable)

1. Beneath the cheeks
   • 2015 December 19, “Rhynchophorus palmarum in Disguise: Undescribed Polymorphism in the “Black” Palm Weevil”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     These characters were: shape of posterior margin of pronotum (produced or extended medially vs. oval or broadly); width of subgenal suture and ventral distance between antennal scrobes (narrow vs. wide); relationship between interocular space and width of rostrum at base (one-third or less vs. not less than one-third); shape of dorsal tip of rostrum (grooved or nearly truncate vs. oval distally).