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Pallidus. — Very pale in colour. (L.) 



Palma. — The " Palm," the basal tarsal joint of 

 the anterior legs, sometimes furnished with 

 strigilis. (L. the palm of the hand.) See 

 Manus. 



Palmate. — Widened and divided like the hand, 

 (li. palma.) See Digitate. 



Palmate hairs. — Ten small conical branched hairs, 

 situated one on each side of the upper surface 

 of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh 

 abdominal segments of the Anopheles larvae. 

 The hairs form a more or less cup-shaped 

 organ on the end of a delicate but distinct 

 stalk, by means of which the larva is supported 

 horizontally, close under the surface of the 

 water. 



Palp ; Palpi. — Are the auxiliary organs of a mas- 

 ticating or mandibulate mouth ; they are 

 seldom simple appendages, inserted upon the 

 maxillae and labium. (L. palpi, from palpo, 

 to feel.) 



Palpi aequales. — Equal palpi, opposite of palpi 

 insequale^. Palpi possessing equal joints. (L. 

 palpi, and CBqiialis, equal.) 



Palpi brevissimi. — Very short, hardly distinguish- 

 able palpi. (L. and brevis, short). 



Palpi clavati. — Clavate palpi. (L. and clavus, a 

 club.) 



