labium

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The piercing proboscis consists of three long needle-like organs, the epipharynx and mandibles, and a lower lip or labium.

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

The labium, which is divided into three joints, becomes flattened towards the tip, which is square, and ends in two thin membranous lobes, probably endowed with a slight sense of touch.

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

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)

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.

Epipharynx: an organ, probably of taste, attached to the inner surface of the labium and supposed to correspond to the palate of higher animals Epiglossa or epiglottis.

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