labium

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So also are the maxillæ and labium, though we are not aware that any one has indicated how close the homology is.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

When the flea is feeding, the epipharynx and mandibles are thrust into the skin of the victim, the labium serving as a guide.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

Endolabium: the inner or mouth surface of the labium: the hypopharynx when that is well developed.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The outer row of teeth of the lower labium is sometimes a little shorter or longer than the figure shows, but the average is about as indicated.

From The Tadpoles of Bufo cognatus Say by Smith, Hobart M.

The labium or second maxillæ, so large in the moth, serves simply as a spinneret in the caterpillar.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)