labium
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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)
Testa coniformis; spira brevissima; labium exterius simplex; columella plicata; apertura linearis, angusta, spir� longior.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
A, Sucking mouth of a Butterfly: p, proboscis; l, labium; l1, labial palps; m, mandibles.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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 is not developed from a pair of tubercles, as is usual, but at once appears as an unpaired, or single organ.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
