. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. MxPlp. Fig. 176. Mouth parts of a female mosquito, Joblotia Jigilala A, the head with the proboscis (Prb) in natural position. B, the mouth parts separated, showing the component pieces of the proboscis Ant, antenna; E, compound eye; Hp/iy, hypopharynx; Lb, labium; Lm, labrum; Md, mandibles; Mx, maxillae; MxPlp, Pip, max- illary palpi; Prb, proboscis which the slender abdomen hangs downward. The pupa, owing to air sacs in the thorax, is lighter than water and, when quiet, it rises to the surface where it floats with the back of the thorax aga
. Insects, their ways and means of living. Insects. MxPlp. Fig. 176. Mouth parts of a female mosquito, Joblotia Jigilala A, the head with the proboscis (Prb) in natural position. B, the mouth parts separated, showing the component pieces of the proboscis Ant, antenna; E, compound eye; Hp/iy, hypopharynx; Lb, labium; Lm, labrum; Md, mandibles; Mx, maxillae; MxPlp, Pip, max- illary palpi; Prb, proboscis which the slender abdomen hangs downward. The pupa, owing to air sacs in the thorax, is lighter than water and, when quiet, it rises to the surface where it floats with the back of the thorax against the surface film. The pupa has lost the respiratory tube and the posterior spiracles of the larva, but has acquired two large, trumpetlike breathing tubes of its own that arise from the anterior part of the [334]. 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 Snodgrass, R. E. (Robert E. ), 1875-1962. New York Smithsonian Institution series
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