GLOSSARY 395 



Ribs, ridges on eggs from the base to the apex. 



Roseus, rose color. 



Rosy, rose color. 



Rufous, reddish. 



Rugous, or Rugose, wrinkled. 



Sagittate, arrow-shaped. 



Sanguineous, of the color of arterial blood. 



Scabrous, rough, with projecting points. 



Scales, the dust or imbricated pieces covering the wings. 



Segment, a ring or division of the body. 



Sericeous, silky. 



Serrate, saw-toothed. 



Sessile, connected with the part to which it is attached without the 



intervention of a peduncle or stalk. 

 Seta, a bristle. 

 Sexes, the two divisions of animals : in insects distinguished by 



for male and 9 f r female. 

 Sinuate, indented. 



Sinus, an indentation or excavation. 



Sparse, scattered. 



Species, an assemblage of individuals possessed of permanent char- 

 acters of size, color, and ornamentation, by which they may be 

 distinguished from other forms, and which breed true to their 

 type. 



Spinous, armed with spines. 



Spiracles, breathing-holes on the side of the body ; the stigmata. 



Sprinkled, marked with thinly-scattered scales of another color than 

 the ground color. 



Stigmata (singular, Stigma), the breathing-holes on the sides of the 

 body ; also, sometimes, spots on a wing. 



Strice, lines ; transverse elevated lines on eggs. 



Striate, marked with lines. 



Submarginal, applied to a space or line within the margin. 



Subocellate, applied to an ocellus without a pupil. 



Suffused, blurred with a color other than the usual one. 



Sulphureous, bright yellow ; the color of sulphur. 



Tail, the terminal segment of the abdomen ; an appendage at the 

 posterior part of the hind wings. 



Tarsi, the feet. 



Tawny, dull yellowish brown. 



