palpus

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Terminal joint of each palpus less than a third as long as the middle joint.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.

Palpifer: any palpus-bearing part: specifically, a small sclerite hearing the maxillary palpus and itself articulated to the stipes.

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

It may be distinguished by the fact that the middle joint of each palpus is of uniform size from end to end instead of tapering toward its outer end.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.

Each short palpus has a large middle joint and a small joint at the tip.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.

When you touch him, he draws up slowly one leg after another, or moves a palpus feebly.

From Insect Stories by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)