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Genital armour. The outer casing, 

 anal hooks, etc., of the organs of 

 generation. 



Genus. PL Genera. A collection of 

 allied species. 



Glabrous. Smooth ; devoid of hair 

 or granulations. 



Glaucous. Hoary, or greyish-blue or 

 green. 



Globose. Prominently round ; like a 

 globe ; globular. 



Granulated. Hough, like the grain of 

 coarse stone, full of innumerable 

 little prominences and wrinkles. 



Griseous. Light grey, composed of a 

 combination of black and white 

 atoms ; grizzled. 



Hab. Habitat. Locality, home. 



Hastate. Shaped like the head of a 

 halberd or dart. 



Hatched. Closely marked with num- 

 berless short, transverse lines. 



Haustellum. Proboscis, sucker. Vide 

 PI. l,f. I, II, VI, d. 



Haustellated. Having a proboscis-like 

 tongue. 



Hermaphrodite., \ An example 



Htrmaphroditus, Lat. J which is both 

 male and female, or partly each. 

 Vide Anyeronia prunaria, Nat. Lib. 

 Vol. VII, Ent. t. 27. Papilio Cas- 

 tor, Wien. Ent. Mon., Vol. VII, t. 

 19. Papilio Asterius and Saturnia 

 Promethea, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., 

 Vol. IV, p. 390. In our own col- 

 lection are also a number of Her- 

 maphrodite examples. 



Heteroctres. The second of the two 

 great divisions of Lepidoptera, em- 

 bracing the Sphinges, Bombyces, 

 Noctuae, Geometrae, Pyralidina, 

 Tortricina, Tineiua, Microptery- 

 gina, Pterophorina and Alucitina, 

 the greater part of which fly at 

 night. 



Heterocerous. Pertaining to the Hete- 

 rocera. 



Hexapod. A six-footed animal, as 

 the true insects. 



Hexapodous. Having six feet. 



Hind wing. The inferior wing, or sec- 

 ondary. Vide PI. 1, f. IV and X. 



Hirsute. Hairy ; covered thickly with 

 hair, as the larvae of the Arctiidae. 



Hyaline. Transparent like glass. See 

 diaphanous. 



Hybrid, \ Mongrel, bastard. 



Hybridus, Lat. j Produced by the mix- 

 ture of two species. Vide Hybrida 

 ex Smerinthus, Ocellata et Smerin- 

 thus Populi. Humphreys Brit. 

 moths t. 1. (1843). Lep., Rhop. et 

 Het., Strecker, Vol. 1, t. VII. 



Imago. The final and perfect state of 

 an insect. 



Immaculate. Spotless, pure ; devoid 

 of all spots or markings whatever. 



Inferiors. Hind wings, Secondaries. 

 Vide PI. 1, f. IV and IX. 



Inferior surface. Under surface. 



Inferior icings. See inferiors. 



In. Initio. In the beginning ; com- 

 mencement. 



Inner angle. Posterior angle, formed 

 by the meeting of the exterior and 

 interior margins. VidePl. l,f. III. 



Inner margin. The margin or edge 

 of wings nearest the abdomen. 

 \lde PI. 1, f. Ill, IV. 



Internally. Inwardly, towards the 

 thorax. 



Inferior margin. See inner margin. 



Interrupted. Broken ; as, an inter- 

 rupted line is a broken line, etc. 



Iridescent. Showing the reflection of 

 the prismatic or rainbow colours. 



Irrorate, \ Powdered with minute 



Irrorated. J scales or dots. 



Isolated. Alone, by itself; as, an iso- 

 lated spot, mark or dash, etc. 



Labial palpi. Small organs attached 

 to the labium. 



Labium. Lower lip. 

 ] Lab-rum. Upper lip. 

 ! Lamellate, \ Formed of thin plates, 



LameUated. J leaves or scales. 

 ; Lamettiform. In the form of a plate 

 or scale. 



Lanceolate, \ Drawn out to an acute 



Lanceolated. j point ; lance-shaped. 



Larva. The first stage of an insect; 

 the caterpillar. 



Lateral. On the sides ; pertaining to 

 the sides. 



