"The head of female mosquito (culex). a, antenna; c, clypeus; h, hypopharynx; m, mandibles; ma., maxillas; m.p., maxillary palpus; l, labium; la., labrum (epi-pharynx)." — Galloway

Mosquito Head

"The head of female mosquito (culex). a, antenna; c, clypeus; h, hypopharynx; m, mandibles; ma., maxillas;…

"Diagrammatic vertical section of the head and proboscis of a mosquito. l, labium bent as when the other parts pierce the skin; p, pumping organ; o, hypopharynx through which is a channel for the exit of the secretion of the poison and salivary glands pn and s; d, exit for poison and saliva; m, maxilla; ma, mandible; la, labrum below which is the channel conducting the food from the inlet at n; st, stomach." —Davison, 1906

Proboscis

"Diagrammatic vertical section of the head and proboscis of a mosquito. l, labium bent as when the other…