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TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. 



Apex, ^ The outermost angle 



Apices, pi. >of wing, formed by the 



Apical angle. J junction of the costal 

 and exterior margins. Vide PL 1, 

 f. Ill, IV. 



Apical. Relating to the apex. 



Apical dash. A dark mark on pri- 

 maries near the apex in many of the 

 Noctuae, especially the Catocalae. 



Arcuate, \ Applied to the costa 



Arcuated, /of primaries when much 

 rounded or curved in the form of a 

 bow, as in some of the Attaci. 



Area. The surface or a part of the 

 surface of the wing : as basal area 

 or middle area. Vide PI. 1, f. IX, 

 A, B, C. 



Argenteous. Si 1 very . 



Articulations. Joints. 



Apterous. Without wings, wingless. 



Auroral spot. The bright orange- 

 coloured spot on the apical part of 

 primaries in the genus Anthocharis. 



Band, \ A rather even and some- 



Bar. ) what broad stripe. 



Base, I That portion of the wings 



Basis, j or antennae which join the 

 body or head. 



Basal. Belonging to, or at the base. 



Basal area. The area of the wing- 

 nearest the base. Vide PI. 1, f. IX, 

 A. 



Basal hairs. The hairs which clothe 

 the parts of the wing nearest the 

 body ; in many of the Heteroceres 

 these are laid on very heavy and 

 thick. 



Basal line. The line on primaries 

 nearest the base. 



Basal patch. The patch of colour 

 nearest the base. 



Bifid. Forked, or divided in two. 



Blind-eye. A spot without a pupil. 



Bloom. The tine violet dust-like ap- 

 pearance conspicuous on the pupas 

 of Catocala, resembling that on 

 plums and some other fruit. 



Blotch. A rather large, irregular- 

 formed patch or mark. 



Calcares. The spurs at the end of the 

 tibiae. Fide PI. 1, f. V,./. 



Caterpillar. The larval or embryonic 

 state of Lepidoptera. 



Caudal. Appertaining to the tail. 



Caudal horn. The horn on anal seg- 

 ment of the larva of Sphingidae. 



Caudal appendage. Tai 1-li ke processes 

 on the exterior margin of the hind 

 wings of many species of butterflies 

 and moths. 



Caudate. Tailed. 



Cells, \ The spaces between the 



Cellulae, j nervures and veins. 



Chrysalis, \ The second transforina- 



Chrysalid. j tion of Lepidoptera. The 

 pupa. A mummy-shaped affair, 

 incapable of feeding, suspended in 

 some instances by the tail ; in others 

 it lies concealed in the earth, or else 

 is protected by a cocoon. 



Cillia, I Fringes or hair-like scales 



Cilliae. j on the exterior margins of 

 the wings of Lepidoptera. 



Ciliated. Fringed. 



Cinereous, \ Grey. Ashen col- 



Cineraceous. j oured. 



Clavate. Club form. 



Clavate antennae. Antennae termina- 

 ting in a club. 



Club. The heavy terminations of the 

 antennae of day butterflies. Vide 

 PI. l,f. VI,/,/. 



Clypeus. Front plate of the head. 



Cocoon. A case formed by many of 

 the larvae of the Heteroceres previ- 

 ous to their changing to the pupa 

 state. They are sometimes all silk, 

 more or less gummed, and sometimes 

 the hairs of the caterpillar itself help 

 to form it, or bits of dead leaves, 

 etc., enter into its composition. 



Coll. Collectia, collection, museum. 



Collar, | The part immediately be- 



Collare. j hind the head. VideP\. 1., 

 f. II, a. 



Common. Found in more than one 

 species, or, if applied to ornamenta- 

 tion, when the same marks or colours 

 are " common to both wings, etc." 



Concave. Excavated or hollowed out 

 in a curved form. 



Concolor. The same color. 



Concolorous. Of the same color. 



Confluent. Running into each other : 

 as confluent spots, spots running 

 into each other. 



