. The American entomologist. Entomology. 82 THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. than the first, deformed, the basal half a thickened palm, bearing; a small, oval, porrect lobe, and minute papilljc, the remainder of the joint a curved, cylindrical continuation joining the palm on the inside, two bristles on the palm and one on the finger ; fourth joint appendiculate, bearing several long lateral, and one minute terminal bristles. Mandibles moderately long and thick, arcuate, with a short tooth near the middle. Maxillae consisting of a very short cardinal piece, a stout cylindrical basal piece, longer th
. The American entomologist. Entomology. 82 THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. than the first, deformed, the basal half a thickened palm, bearing; a small, oval, porrect lobe, and minute papilljc, the remainder of the joint a curved, cylindrical continuation joining the palm on the inside, two bristles on the palm and one on the finger ; fourth joint appendiculate, bearing several long lateral, and one minute terminal bristles. Mandibles moderately long and thick, arcuate, with a short tooth near the middle. Maxillae consisting of a very short cardinal piece, a stout cylindrical basal piece, longer than the mandibles, with two long, and several short ex- ternal bristles, above with a row of six or seven spinules near the inner margin, and two internal bristles near the apex, surmounted by a two- jointed internal lobe, the basal joint thicker and shorter than the terminal, and a four-jointed pal- pus; the first and second joints thick, the first very short ; the second much longer ; third and [Fig. 22.]. b "/ Anophthalmias sp. «, head, much enlarged ; b, underside of same (after Hubbard). fourth joints together equal to the first two com- bined, more slender, terminal joint longest. Men- tum elongate, convex, separated from the under surface of the head only by shallow longitudinal, parallel impressions, projecting slightly beyond the anterior border as a rounded lobe, sur- mounted b}' a convex palpiger, not broader than long, somewhat obcordate, the anterior emargin- ation deeper when seen from above. Labial palpi of two joints, equal in length, the first thick the last slender. Ligula invisible from below, dis- tinguisliablefrom above as a minute papilla placed at the bottom of the emargination between the palpi, and bearing two hairs. Thoracic segments narrower than the abdominal segments, moder- ate!)' convex above, flattened beneath ; the pro- thorax oval, longer than broad, sides gentl}' curved, anterior border sinuate, produced at middle ; meso-and metathorax br
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