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antennae (Fig. 119, a) are greenish yellow. The beak (Fig. 

 120) has three joints (Fig. 120, a, b, c) and a sharp point (Fig. 

 120, d). This beak is not oniy the great weapon of offense, 

 but also the organ through which the food is sucked. By the 



Pig. 121, — Antenna, much magnified. 



use of this, the insect has gained the soubriquet of stinging 

 bug. This compact jointed beak is peculiar to all true bugs, 

 and by observing it alone, we are able to distinguish all th& 



FiU. 122.— Anterior Leg, magnified/— exterim view. 



very varied forms of this group. The antenna (Fig. 121) is- 

 four-jointed. The first joint (Fig. 121, a) is short, the second 

 and third (Fig. 121, h and c) are long and slim, while the ter- 



FiG. 123. — Interim' vieio. 



minal one (Fig. 121, d) is much enlarged. This enlarged! 

 joint is one of the characteristics of the genus Phymata, as; 

 described by Latreille. But the most curious structural 

 peculiarity of this insect, and the chief character of the 



