768 OIJTHOPTERA OF NORTHEASTERN AMERICA. 



Approximate. Near to; near together. 



Apterous. Wingless. 



Arboreal. Living on or among trees. 



Arcuate. Arched : bowed. 



Arolia. A pad between the tarsal claws. 



Articulated. Divided into distinct segments. 



Attenuated. Drawn out: slender: tapering. 



Auditory organ. Ear: hearing organ. 



Attingeut. Touching; with edges meeting. 



Band. A tranverse marking broader than a line. 



Base. That part of an appendage which is nearest the body; on the tho- 

 rax that portion nearest the abdomen: on the abdomen that por- 

 tion nearest the thorax. 



Basal. Next to the body. 



Bifid. Cleft: cloven in two. 



Calcaria. The spines or spurs at the apex of the tibia. 



Carina, carina'. A keel or ridge. 



Carinate. A surface having carinse. 



Cerci. Appendages issuing from the sides of last abdominal segment. 



Chifin. The horn-like substance of the skin of an insect. 



Cinerous. Ash-colored; gray tinged with blackish. 



Clavate. Having a thickened, club-like extremity. 



Concave. Hollowed out. 



Conical. Cylindrical, with a flat base, tapering to a point. 



Contiguous. So near together as to touch. 



Convex. A surface with the center the highest. 



Cordiform. cordate. Heart-shaped. 



Coriaceous. Leather-like; tough and somewhat rigid. 



Corneous. Of a horny texture. 



Cosmopolitan. Liable to be found anywhere on earth. ' 



Costa.- A ridge or wide carina with crest rounded. 



Costal. The front margin of tegmen or wing. 



Crenate. Scalloped with rounded teeth. 



Crest. A sharp ridge. 



Cristate. With a prominent longitudinal carina on its upper surface. 



Dactyls. Fingers or tibial projections of the mole crickets. 



Declivent. Sloping downward. 



Decurved.- Bent downward. 



Deflexed. -Abruptly bent downward. 



Dendrophilous. Living in trees. 



Depressed. Pressed downward; more or less flattened vertically. 



Dentate. Furnished with a tooth or teeth. 



Denticulations. With fine tooth-like notches. 



Dilated. Broadened ; expanded. 



Dimorphic. Existing in two forms. 



Disk. The middle of a surface; the surface within the margins. 



Distal. Farthest distance from the base or body. 



Distant. Remote from; standing considerably apart. 



Diurnal. Active during the day. 



Dorsum. The upper surface or back of thorax, abdomen, etc. 



Dusky. Somewhat darkened: pale fuscous. 



Elliptical. Oblong-oval, the ends equally rounded. 



Elytra. The wing covers; the tegmina. 



E mar ginate. Edged; notched; terminating in a notch at tip. 



Ensiform. Sword-shaped; sharp on both edges and tapering to a point. 



Evanescent. Disappearing: becoming gradually less. 



Evident. Easily seen or recognized. 



Exserted. Protruding so as to be visible. 



Fades. General appearance. 



Falcate. Sickle-shaped.; curved like a sickle. 



Fascia. A transverse band or broad line. 



Fastigium. The extreme point of front or vertex of head. 



Fauna. The animals of a locality. 



Ferruginous. Rusry brown. 



