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The Long-Beaks (Family Libytheid Lib-y-the'i-d)

Family Libytheidæ (Lib-y-the'i-dæ) The long-beaks can be easily recognized by their excessively long, beak-like palpi, which are from one-fourth to one-half as long as the body and project straight forward (Fig. 38). The outer margin of the fore wings is deeply notched; the males have only four well-developed legs, while the females have six.

Only two species have been found in America north of Mexico, and of these but one occurs in the eastern United States; the other is found in Texas.