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OCELLI.—The simple eyes or stemmata of insects, usually situated on the crown of the head between the great compound eyes.

From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles

Its great faceted eyes inform it of all that happens to right and left; its three stemmata, like little ruby telescopes, explore the sky above its head.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard