THE TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN WORKS ON 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Abdomen. The hind part of the body, j Albinous. Relating to albino forms. 

 Vide PL 1, f. I, c. j Anal. Relating to the hinder extrem- 



A bdominal groove. The concave shape j ity of the abdomen. 



of the abdominal margin of the pri- I Anal angle. The angle of wings near- 

 maries, which enclose the abdomen est to extremity of abdomen. Vide 

 while at rest, in some families of the PL 1, f. Ill, IV. 

 Rhopalocera, in the Satyridae and Anal eye. An eye-like spot at or near 

 Nymphalidae, for instance. anal angle of hind wings. 



Abdominal marc/in. The margin or Anal extremity. Hind extremity of 

 edge of wings nearest to abdomen. abdomen. 

 Vide PL 1, f. IV. ! Anal ocellus. See anal eye. 



Abdominal pouch. In the females of Anal spot. A spot near the anal angle 

 Parnassius and Eun/cus, a corneous of hind wings, distinguished from 

 appendage attached to the under the anal eye by being plain and 



rings or 



generally of but one colour, whilst 

 the ocellus is formed of consecutive 

 rings of various colours, thus form- 

 ing an eye-like spot. 

 Anal segment. The last segment, ring 



or annulation of the abdomen. 



[widely differing \Anal tuft. The brushes or tufts of 

 f from the parent hair or hairy scales which ornament 



side of abdomen near the anal ex- 

 tremity. 



Abdominal segments. The 



annulations composing the abdo- 

 men. Vide PL 1, f. I, C, h, h, h. 



Ab., ^ An example 



Aberration, 



Aberrafio, Lat. 



Abaenderung, Ger. J form, as in the the extremity of the abdomen in 

 cases of the aberrant Vanessa Hy- some species, most conspicuous in 

 gicea ( V. Lintnerii, Fitch), Pyrameis Macroglossa and allies. 

 Elymi, Argynnis Ashtaroth, etc. Anal valves. On the last segment of 



Aberrant form. See aberration. 



Acuminate. Sharply pointed. 



Alee anteriores. Fore wings. 



Altv poster lores. Hind wings. 

 Alb., -] 



I White. 



Used to designate the white 



Album, 

 Albino. 



forms of some species, especially in 

 the genus Colias, where, in addition 

 to a female of the same colour as the 

 male, there occurs in most species a 

 white female: as C. Helice, which 

 is the albino female of C. Edusa, C. 

 Pallida of C. Erate, etc. These 

 white varieties are always much 



i/ 



scarcer than the normal females. 

 Albinism. The white state of some 



forms of insects. 



the abdomen, conspicuous in the 

 males of the genus Papilio. Vide 

 PL 1, f. I, i. 



Analogue. , A species of one country 

 that is analogous to that of another : 

 thus, Colias Eurytheme is the N. 

 American analogue of the European 

 C. Edusa, or Papilio Zolicaon that 

 of P. Machaon, etc. 



Angulated. Where the exterior mar- 

 gin of the wings is dentated and 

 pointed, as in Grapta, Vanessa and 

 Junonia,. 



Annulated. Ringed. 



Annulations. Rings or joints, as of 

 the abdomen, antennae, etc. 



Antenna?. Feelers. Vide PL 1, f. I, 

 a, a. 



Anterior ivings. See alae anteriores. 



Vide PL 1, f. III. 



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