. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 420 THE STUD V OF INSECTS, insertion of the arista (Fig. 493); then the arista is said to be dorsal. The legs vary greatly in length and in stoutness. The cox^e are usually long, and in most of the fungus-gnats (Mycetophilidse) they are very long. When pulvilli are developed they are membranous pads, one beneath each tarsal claw. A third appendage, the empo- dium (em-po'di-um), often exists between the two pulvilli of each tar-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit


. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 420 THE STUD V OF INSECTS, insertion of the arista (Fig. 493); then the arista is said to be dorsal. The legs vary greatly in length and in stoutness. The cox^e are usually long, and in most of the fungus-gnats (Mycetophilidse) they are very long. When pulvilli are developed they are membranous pads, one beneath each tarsal claw. A third appendage, the empo- dium (em-po'di-um), often exists between the two pulvilli of each tar-. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.


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