The anatomy of the head and the structure of the mouthparts is described for calypterate larvae of differing feeding habits. The way in which the skeletal parts of the cephalopharynx and the musculature are adapted to the type of food is discussed and particular reference is made to the action of the mouthparts in the carnivorous larva ofLimnophora ripariaFallen.
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