anellus

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anellus (noun; Latin anellus, little ring): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In male Lepidoptera, a sclerotization of the inner wall of the phallocrypt, forming a funnel-like cone around the aedeagus; penis funnel

See also: ring wall.