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and in some insects are wholly wanting. Sometimes, as in 

 some of the beetles, there is a third piece running from the 

 stipes between the palpus and lacinia, called the galea. The 



Fig. 16. 



Tongue of Bee. — From Oowan. 



a Mentum. 



6 Sub-mentum. 

 c, c Cardines. 

 d,d Lora. 



e Ligula hairs. 



/, g Labial palpi. 

 h, h L-Lacinia. 

 i, i, Maxillary palpi. 

 k, k Stipes. 

 I Ligula. 



m Funnel of tongue. 

 I n, Paraglossa. 

 Opening of tongue. 



maxillse also move sidewise, and probably aid in holding and 

 turning the food while it is crushed by the harder jaws, though 

 in some cases they, too, aid in triturating the food. 



