Larvae of the ant genera Amblyopone, Leptanilla and Myrmecina have unusually minute crania. This characteristic is here termed stenocephaly. To study it in detail larvae of the three genera were examined morphometrically and histologically in comparison with other non-stenocephalous larvae of the ge
sten·o·ceph·a·ly (stĕn′ō-sĕf′ə-lē) n. Marked narrowness of the head. sten′o·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk), sten′o·ceph′a·lous (-sĕf′ə-ləs) adj. stenocephaly [sten″o-sef´ah-le] narrowness of the head or cranium. adj., adj stenoceph´alous. sten·o ...
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