. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 44 Mouth Organs of Insects. On either side, near the junction of the ligula and mentum, arises a jointed organ, rarely absent, called the labial palpus (Fig. 7, k k), or, together, the labial palpi. Just within the angle formed by these latter and the ligula arise the paraglossse (Fig. 17, d), one on either side. These are often wanting. Fig. Head of Bee much magnified. o—Epicranium. e e—Compound eyes. a a—Antennae, c—Clypeus. I—Labrum. m—Jaws. m x—2d Jaws. k &—-Labial palpi. t—Ligula. The jaws or mandibles (Fig. 7, m, m) arise

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. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 44 Mouth Organs of Insects. On either side, near the junction of the ligula and mentum, arises a jointed organ, rarely absent, called the labial palpus (Fig. 7, k k), or, together, the labial palpi. Just within the angle formed by these latter and the ligula arise the paraglossse (Fig. 17, d), one on either side. These are often wanting. Fig. Head of Bee much magnified. o—Epicranium. e e—Compound eyes. a a—Antennae, c—Clypeus. I—Labrum. m—Jaws. m x—2d Jaws. k &—-Labial palpi. t—Ligula. The jaws or mandibles (Fig. 7, m, m) arise one on either side just below and at the side of the labrum, or upper lip. These work sidewise instead of up and down as in higher animals, are frequently very hard and sharp, and sometimes armed with one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]

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