stylet
[stahy-lit]
/ ˈstaɪ lɪt /
NOUN
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Stylet: a small style or stiff process: one of the piercing mouth structures in Diptera and Hemiptera.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.