LUCANUS CERVUS, OR STAG BEETLE. 109 
Lucy. I know that clavated means 
club shaped, that fissile is divided, and 
that pectinated is feathered ; but I wish 
yon would explain how antennae can be 
all three. 
Mother. It is thus : the antennae are 
club shaped ; the clubs are divided, or 
split ; and they are all slightly feathered 
along the edges. 
Lucy. Thank you, mamma ; now will 
you tell me what are the maxillae? 
Mother. They are jaws : in beetles 
they are placed outside of the face; and 
those of the stag beetle are very long, 
branched, or divided, so as to resemble 
in some degree the antlers of a stag, and 
serrated, or toothed like a saw, through- 
out their whole length. These jaws are 
sometimes as red as coral, which adds 
greatly to the beauty of this species of 
lucanus. 
Lucy. What a terrible pinch they 
must give ! 
Mother. Yes, they are somewhat like 
