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Fig. 2, upper surface of Neerophorus Amerieanns. (After Leeonte, from Packarfl.) «, man- 

 dible: i, ina.xillary palpus; c.labruiu; (/,epistoraa; e, antennae: /, front; j/, vertex ; /(, occiput; 

 «', neck ; A;, eye ; ?, pronotum (usually called prothorax) ; «, elytron ; »i, hind wing; o, .seutel- 

 lum (of mesothorax); p, metanotuui (or dorsal surface of metathorax) ; 17, femur or thigh : ;-, r 

 second, r third, etc., tergites of the abdomen ; », « second, s third, etc., spiracles or stigmata : t, 

 t prime, t second, tibite : v, tibial spurs : u\ tarsi. 



LABIUM, The second maxillae, placed in front of the gula (under part of the head). 



LAMELLATE, [Lat. lamella, diminutive, of lamina, plate.] Composed of or furnished with 

 thin plates or scales. 



LANCE()LATE, [Lat. Innreola, diminutive of Inncea, lance. 1 Long, narrow, and tapering to- 

 ward the extremity. 



LARVA, [Lat. larva, mask.] The first stage of an insect after leaving the egg. 



LEPIDOPTERA, (Gr, lepis, scale, and pteron, wing.) The second sub-order of insects. 



LIGHT, Light-colored, not dark. 



LIGULA, (Lat. ligiila, diminutive of liiifiua, tongue.) The tongue as in bees, for lapping ; the 

 front edge of the labium forming the under lip. 



LINEAR. (Lat. linea, line.) Like a line, slender. 



LONGITUDINAL, (Lat. loiwus, long.) Extending in length. 



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MAGGOT, The larval form of a fly ; like a worm. 



MANDIBLES, (Lat. mandere, to chew.) The jaws which in insects move laterally. 



MANDIBULATE, (Lat. mandere, to chew.) Furnished with mandibles. 



MAXILLA, (Lat. diminutive of mala, jaw.) The lower pair of horizontal jaws. 



MENTUM, (Lat. mentum, chin.) The labium proper, or basal part of the labium. 



MESO-THORAX, (Gr. meao-i, middle; thorax, chest.) The middle ring of the thorax of insects. 



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