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‖ torulus Entom.|ˈtɔːjuːləs, ˈtɒruː-|
Pl. toruli |-aɪ|.
[mod.L. dim. of torus in sense ‘couch, bed, seat’.]
A cavity or orifice in the head of an insect, forming the socket of the antenna.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxiv. 511 In considering the insertion of antennæ..we must advert first to the orifice (Torulus) that receives them. This is a perforation of the crust of the head; commonly..circular... In..Rhipicera..it is a long process..: in another Coleopterous genus, Priocera, it has somewhat of the shape of a trumpet. Ibid. 512 A membranous ligament is attached by which it is affixed to the torulus. |