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HH24 | (4.5 days). Wing and leg buds distinctly longer than wide. Digital plate in wing not yet demarcated; toe plate in leg bud distinct. Toes not yet demarcated. 1st visceral cleft a distinct curved line. Slight indication of two protuberances and of three on 2nd arch. Part 'c' of mandibular process receding. Second arch longer ventrally and much wider than mandibular process. 3rd arch reduced and partly overgrown by 2nd. 4th arch flattened. Both sunk beneath the surface. 3rd cleft an elongated groove. 4th cleft reduced to a small pit. |