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English: Head and Appendages of Honey-bee (Apis).

a, Antenna or feeler.
g, Epipharynx.
mxp, Maxillary palp.
pg, Opposite to galeae of 2nd maxillae (labium).
mx, 1st maxilla.
lp, Labial palp.
l, Ligula or “tongue.”
b, Bouton or spoon of the ligula.
(From Frank R. Cheshire’s Bees and Bee-keeping.)

Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Bee
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 3, Page 625
Author Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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