Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 · London : John Churchill · leaf 681
Head and Compound Eyes of the Bee, showingthe ocelli in situ on one side (a), and displaced onthe other (b) ; a, a, a, stemmata; h, b, antennae. 658 INSECTS AND AEACHNIDA. gain access to the interior of the eye. The further structure ofthese bodies is best examined by vertical sections; and… … mmm^t A, Section of the eye of Melolontha vtdgaris (Cockchafer):—b, aportion more higMy magnified:—a, facets of the cornea; b, transpa-rent pyramids surrounded with pigment; c, fibres of the opticnerve; d, trunk of the optic nerve. Each corneule acts as a distinct lens; as may be shown bydetaching…
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