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TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. 



Palpi. Jointed organs attached to 

 the head ; in the Papilio they are 

 small and do not project, but in the 

 Nymphalidae they stand out beyond 

 the forehead, and in Libythea they 

 are of enormous length. Vide PI. 1, 

 f. VII, b, b 



Palpuli. Appendages growing above 

 the palpi in some of the Heterocera, 

 but not present in all species. 



Patagia. Shoulder tippets, covering 

 the base of the wings. 



Patch. A space or large blotch ; as, 



" a patch of grey near the inner angle." 



Pectinate, } Comb-like ; like the 



Pectinated. ) pectinated antennae of the 

 Saturnidae, which are furnished 

 with regular processes arranged as 

 are the teeth of a comb. 



Pedes antici. Fore legs. Vide PI. 1, 

 f. VI, a. 



Pedes medii. M iddle 1 egs. Vide PI . 1 , 

 f. VI, b. 



Pedes postici. Hind legs. Vide PI. 1, 

 f. VI, c. 



Pilose. Covered thickly with down. 



Planche, Fr. Plate ; table. 



P. Plate; table. 



Plumose. Resembling a feather ; feath- 

 ery, plume-like. 



Polymorphic. When several different 

 forms occur in the same species, as 

 in the case of the E. Indian Papilio 

 Memnon, L., which has many forms 

 of the female, some with heavy tails, 

 others tailless like the male, all 

 differing more or less from each 

 other in colour and ornamentation. 



Porrected. Stretched, or pushed forth. 



Posterior margin. Hind margin. See 

 exterior margin. 



Posterior winqs. Secondaries; hind 

 wings. FiVe PI. 1, f. IV and X. 



Primaries. Fore or anterior wings ; 

 superiors. Vide PI. 1, f. Ill and 

 IX. 



Proboscis. See Haustellum. Vide 

 PL 1, f. I, II, VI, d. 



Process. A projection, as the fleshy 

 processes on the larva of Papilio 

 Philenor. 



Produced. Lengthened out; elongated. 



Pro-legs. The fleshy legs of caterpil- 

 lars, sometimes called false legs. 



Prothorax. First or front division of 

 thorax. 



Pruinose. Hoary ; frosted. 



Pseudo. Meaning false, as in Lyccena 

 Pseudargiohis, false or counterfeit 

 Argiolus, so named from its close 

 resemblance to Lyccena Argiolus. 



Pterygodes. Shoulder covers, called 

 also scapulae. Vide PI. 1, f. II, b, b. 



Pubescence. Soft, fine hairs. 



Pubescent. Covered with fine hair. 



Pulverulent. Dustv. 



ff 



Pupa. Chrysalis; the second stage 

 of an insect. 



Pupil. The centre of an ocellus or 

 eye-like spot. 



PupHled, \ Provided with a pupil; 



Pupillated. J as, "all the sub-marginal 

 spots are pupilled." 



Quadrate. Square. 



Ray. Long, bright marks or streaks 

 diverging from each other. 



Recurved. Curved backwards. 



Reniform, \ A kidney-shaped 



Reniform spot. \ spot, conspicuous on 

 the wings of NocfatCB, especially on 

 the Catocake. 



Reticulate, \ Covered with fine lines 



Reticulated, /crossing each other like 

 net- work. 



Retractile. Having the power of draw- 

 ing in, or contracting. 



Rhopalocera. The first of the two 

 great divisions into which the Lepi- 

 doptera have been divided. They 

 all fly by day, have the antenna? 

 terminated by a knob or club, and 

 comprise the Papilionidse, Pieridse, 

 Lycsenidae, Erycinidse, Libytheidae, 

 Nymphalidae, Acraeidae, Danaidae, 

 Satyridae and Hesperidae, though 

 the latter have strong claims to be- 

 long to the Heterocera. 



Ribs. Veins; nervures. German, 

 Rippe or Rippen. 



Ruber, 



Rubra, V Red. 



Rubrum. 



