part of tormal apodeme tormal apodemal bar Fig 35,37,39 Abbr: TOA in ISBN:0-937548-00-6. In at least some culicine larvae, the darkly pigmented, prominent, well-sclerotized, curved barlike unit of the tormal apodeme; connected to the lateral tormal process by a pale flexible part of the tormal apodeme and probably similarly connected to the intertorma; serving for the attachment of the lateral labral retractor muscles. TGMA:0001173 TGMA:0001173 default_namespace median process of apodeme posterior process posterior process of the apodeme posterior process of the labral apodeme posterior process of the lateral apodeme posterior tormal apodeme stirrup stirrup apodeme