Mouth parts

MOUTH PARTS - HORSE FLY

  • Well developed jointed palps enclosing the proboscis
  • Elongate labrum epipharynx the distal extremity bearing 3 small tubercles
  • Long and slender hypo-pharynx
  • A pair of well developed maxillae and mandibles armed with serrations
  • Very well developed labium with the two prominent labella containing pseudotracheal tubes

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