palpi

[ pal-pahy ]

/ ˈpæl paɪ /

plural of palpus.

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Male of Ibla Cumingii; labrum and palpi, as seen with the eye on a level with the summit of the mouth.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Palpi, oval, outer and inner margins nearly alike, thickly clothed with spines.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Palpi short, stout, obtuse, obliquely ascending; third joint very small.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various
Palpi validi, breves obtusi, oblique ascendentes; articulus tertius minimus.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various

The labium and maxillæ are like those of Clubiona and the palpi very slender.
The Common Spiders of the United States|James Henry Emerton