labium

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Endolabium: the inner or mouth surface of the labium: the hypopharynx when that is well developed.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Lying in this groove along the upper side of the labium are six very fine, sharp-pointed needles.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

Thus massed into a single awl-like beak, the mosquito, without any apparent effort, thrusts them all except the labium into the flesh.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

The hypopharynx is united to the labium, the mandibles are wanting and the maxillæ are very much reduced so that the insect is unable to pierce the tough skin of animals.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

Columella l�vis, simplex, ad apicem truncata; labium externum tenue, internum inflexum integrum; umbilicus nullus.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William