396 GLOSSARY. 



Terminal, at the extremity. 



Testaceous, tile or brick color. 



Thorax, that part of the body which is back of the head. 



Tibia, that part of the leg which is next to the foot. 



Tongue, the sucking-tube of Lepidoptcra. 



Torpidity, a lethargic state of hibernation. 



Transverse, crosswise. 



Trochanter, an appendage at the base of the thigh. 



Trophi, the mouth parts. 



Truncate, cut square off. 



Tubercle, a small swelling or prominence. 



Variety, a form of one or more examples of a species differing from 



the usual form, but not breeding true to type. 

 Veins and Venules, the framework of the wings. 

 Venter, the lower part of the body. 

 Ventricose, distended. 

 Villi, soft hairs. 

 Violaceous, violet color. 

 Vitellinus, yellow with a slight tinge of red. 

 Vitta, a longitudinal colored line. 

 Washed, covered with scales of a color different from the ground 



color, but not quite obscuring the latter. 



