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the median ventral extension of the basis capituli, between the palps and the chelicerae, and covered with recurved teeth on its ventral surface; with a pronounced pre-oral canal (the hypostomal gutter) on its dorsal surface. See anatomy for a diagram. Also called "maxilla", "radula", "labium" and "Unterkiefer". The dentition is indicated by figures on either side of a vertical line. Thus 3|3 means 3 longitudinal files of teeth on each half of the hypostome. ...
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