jLNATO:\IY OF A BEETLE. 



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LUCANUS CERVU3. DISSECTION. 



Parts of the Hen(l.—\. Mandibles, or iaws. 2. Antennjc. la. Sca)ie% 26. Club. 3, 

 Labium, or lower lip. on. Labial palpi, or lip-feelers. 4. Slaxillas, or lower jaws. 4a. 

 Maxillarj' palpi, or jaw-feelers. 5. Head, upijer surface. ha. Ejes. .56. Vertex, or crown. 

 5c. Occijmt, or back of head. bd. Clj'peus, or shield. 6. Head, under surface. 6«. Eyes. 

 C6. Insertion of antennfe. 



Paris of T/iorar and Abdomen. — 7. Pronotum, or upper surface of thorax. 7a. Lateral m.arein. 

 T6. Anterior margin. 7c. Posterior angles. Id. Posterior margin. 7e. Anterior angles. 

 8. Pro-ternum, or under surface of thorax. 8^. Sternum. 86. Insertion of coxa?. 9. Meso- 

 thorax and upper surf, ace of abdomen. 9a. Mesothorax alone. 96. Abdomen, upper surface 

 alone. VK Metasternum and abdomen. lOa. Metasternum .ilone. 106. Abdomen, under 

 10c. Parapleura, or side pieces. lorf. Epistema, or breast-pieces. 12. 



surface alone. 

 Scutellum. 



icor.s.— 1 1 . Anterior, or first pair of legs. 

 Femur, or thigh. lid. Trochanter. 

 Posterior pair of leg«. 



T/k' nincff.-U. Elytra. Ua. Suture. 

 lit. Disc. 16. Wings foldtd on abdomen 



n a. Tarsi, or feet. 116. Tibia, or shank. lie 

 lie. Co.xa. 13. Intermediate pair of legs. 15. 



146. Lateral m.argin. 14c. Apex. 14f/. Base. 

 17. Left wing expanded. 18. Right wing lolded. 



