. British dragonflies (Odonata). Dragon-flies; Odonata -- Great Britain. 38 BidtisJi Dragonflies. immediately in front of the mouth, where the formidable maxillae (side jaws, P'ig. i6) make short work of it, struggle as it may and often Fig. i6.—Mandibles and MAxnx.^'". of Nvmph of Anax imperator. (Much magnified.) To complete the references to Figs, ii and 12, v is the vertex or crown ; 0, the occiput ; l\ the eyes ; a, the antennae, short and usually consisting of seven joints ; /., the pro-thorax ; , the wing-sheaths. Of the legs, f is the femur ; /, the tibia ; , the
. British dragonflies (Odonata). Dragon-flies; Odonata -- Great Britain. 38 BidtisJi Dragonflies. immediately in front of the mouth, where the formidable maxillae (side jaws, P'ig. i6) make short work of it, struggle as it may and often Fig. i6.—Mandibles and MAxnx.^'". of Nvmph of Anax imperator. (Much magnified.) To complete the references to Figs, ii and 12, v is the vertex or crown ; 0, the occiput ; l\ the eyes ; a, the antennae, short and usually consisting of seven joints ; /., the pro-thorax ; , the wing-sheaths. Of the legs, f is the femur ; /, the tibia ; , the tarsal joints, usually three in number (Fig. 43) ; r, the ungues, or claws. The ten abdominal segments are numbered accordingly, the first three being almost hidden beneath the wing-sheaths. Of the fi\e anal appendages in Fig. II, is the upper, Idf. act. are the lateral ones, and /. are the inferior, or lower, ones. In Fig. 12 the. 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 Lucas, William John. London, L. U. Gill
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