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with the soft membrane of the mouth. In the Bees, it is enor- 

 mously developed and covered with soft hairs. It is often 

 confounded with the palpiger. In Hydrous it is divided into 

 two lobes. In most of the Carahidm and Bees it is divided 

 into thi-ee lobes, the two outer ones forming the paraglossce 

 (Fig. 41?/i), and acting as feelers, while the middle, usually 

 much longer, forms the lingua, or tongue, being the continuation 

 of the ligula. In the bees, where 

 the ligula is greatly developed, 

 it performs the part of the tongue 

 in Vertebrates, and aids the max- 

 illffi in collecting nectar and 

 pollen. 



The roof of the mouth is 

 formed by the labrum and the 

 epijiharynx (Fig. 42 c), a small 

 fleshy tubercle concealed beneath 

 the labrum. It is seen in the 

 bees on turning up the labrum. 

 It probably corresponds to the 

 "labellum" of Schiodte. The 

 labrum (Fig. 41 e) is usually 

 transverse and situated in front 

 of the ch/peus (Fig. 41&). The 

 shield-like dypexis is the broad, 

 visor-like, square piece forming usually the front of the head. 

 Behind it is the dypeus posterior, or sup)ra-dyx)eus, a subdivision 

 of the clypeus, and especially observable in the Hymenoptera. 

 The epiicranium forms a large part of the head ; it is bounded 

 posteriorly by the occijnit, on the sides by the eyes, and in 

 front by the clypeus, and though usually described as a 

 single piece, is really composed of several. The ocelli often 

 appear to be situated upon it, though in reality they are placed 

 upon a distinct piece or pieces. The "epicranial suture" is the 

 line of junction of the two "procephalic lobes" (Huxley). 



Fig. 41. Front view of the head of a bee, Anthophora. a, compound eyes; c, 

 three .simple eye.s, situated upon the epicraniiim; b, clypeus; e, labrum; d, an- 

 tenn:c;/, mandibles; i, maxillw; h, maxUlai-y palpi; I, palpifer; j, labial palpi; m, 

 paraglossa; ; k, ligula.— From Newport. 



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