part of larval mandible mandibular lobe A lightly sclerotized, rounded protuberance on the mesal margin of the mandible just posterior to the mandibular teeth; bearing as many as five groups of spicules, mandibular lobe spicules 1-5; highly reduced or absent in predaceous species. Chitinfortsatz Chitinwucherung Fig 46,47,48,49 Abbr: MnL in ISBN:0-937548-00-6. TGMA:0001307 TGMA:0001307 anvil-shaped projection chitinous growth chitinous process chitinous projection default_namespace finger-like process fork-like lobe lobe ventral de la mandibule mandibular palp membranous process molar lobe molar process of mandible piliferous process projection below last tooth seta-bearing lobe small protuberance vental lobe of the mandible