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Mystax. — Hair situated on the clypeus, over the 

 mouth ; whiskers. (Gr. the beard upon the 

 upper lip.) 



Naked. — (Pupa?.) — (A.S. nacod, -{- Du. noaJct, Ger, 

 nackt.) See Pupte nudae. 



Nasus. — The nose ; that portion of the face often 

 elevated and remarkable, situated between the 

 labrum, postnasus, and gense, and with 

 which the labrum articulates. It includes the 

 rhinarium. (L., the nose.) 



Natatorial. — Adapted for swimming. (L. no, 

 natum, to swim.) 



Navicular.— When two sides meet and form an 

 angle, like the keel of a boat. (L. navicula, 

 a little ship.) 



Nebulose. — ^Cloud-like in colouring, having, lighter, 

 darker, and paler markings resembling the 

 irregular colouring of a cloud. (Gr. nephele, a 

 mist, a cloud.) 



Necrophagous. — Feeding on dead or decaying 

 matter. (Gr. nekros, dead, and phago, to eat.) 



Nectaries. — The Cornicles. — (From L. nectar, 

 nectar.) 



Nervi antennarum. — The antennary nerves. They 

 originate from the anterior margin of each 

 hemisphere of the cerebrum, but more laterally 

 when the antennae are lateral, and centrically 

 when those organs are inserted in the face. They 

 run as simple undivided filaments, which in 



