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Mastax

Mastax \Mas"tax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mouth, jaws.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.

  2. The lore of a bird.

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mastax

n. 1 (context zoology English) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food. 2 (context zoology English) The lore of a bird.

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Mastax

Mastax is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

  • Mastax albonotata Peringuey, 1885
  • Mastax alternans Basilewsky, 1959
  • Mastax annulata Andrewes, 1924
  • Mastax brittoni Quentin, 1952
  • Mastax burgeoni Liebke, 1934
  • Mastax carissima Bates, 1892
  • Mastax confusa Basilewsky, 1959
  • Mastax congoensis Basilewsky, 1987
  • Mastax elegantula Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
  • Mastax euanthes Andrewes, 1924
  • Mastax extrema Peringuey, 1896
  • Mastax florida Andrewes, 1924
  • Mastax formosana Dupuis, 1912
  • Mastax fortesculpta Basilewsky, 1988
  • Mastax fulvonotata Quentin, 1952
  • Mastax gestroi Bates, 1892
  • Mastax hargreavesi Liebke, 1931
  • Mastax histrio Fabricius, 1801
  • Mastax humilis Andrewes, 1936
  • Mastax kivuensis Basilewsky, 1959
  • Mastax klapperichi Jedlicka, 1956
  • Mastax kulti Basilewsky, 1949
  • Mastax laeviceps Bates, 1891
  • Mastax latefasciata Liebke, 1931
  • Mastax liebkei Burgeon, 1937
  • Mastax louwerensi Andrewes, 1936
  • Mastax moesta Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
  • Mastax nana Basilewsky, 1949
  • Mastax nepalensis Morvan, 1977
  • Mastax ochraceonotata Pic, 1912
  • Mastax okavango Basilewsky, 1988
  • Mastax ornata Schidt-Goebel, 1846
  • Mastax ornatella Boheman, 1848
  • Mastax pakistana Jedlicka, 1963
  • Mastax parreyssi Chaudoir, 1850
  • Mastax philippina Jedlicka, 1935
  • Mastax poecila Schaum, 1863
  • Mastax pulchella Dejean, 1831
  • Mastax pygmaea Andrewes, 1930
  • Mastax raffrayi Chaudoir, 1876
  • Mastax rawalpindi Jedlicka, 1963
  • Mastax royi Basilewsky, 1969
  • Mastax rugiceps Bates, 1892
  • Mastax saganicola G.Muller, 1942
  • Mastax senegalensis Liebke, 1934
  • Mastax striaticeps Chaudoir, 1876
  • Mastax subornatella Basilewsky, 1958
  • Mastax sudanica Basilewsky, 1959
  • Mastax tessmanni Liebke, 1934
  • Mastax thermarum Steven, 1806
  • Mastax tratorius Basilewsky, 1962
  • Mastax vegeta Andrewes, 1924