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GLOSSARY. 



CCE'CAL. Ending blindly or in a 

 cul-de-sac. 



CCE'CUM. A blind sac; usually 

 applied to one or more append- 

 ages of the digestive canal. 



COL'LO-PHORE. The sucker-like 

 organ extended from the under 

 side of the abdomen of Podu- 

 rans. 



COM-MIS'SURE. The nerves con- 

 necting two ganglia. 



COM-PRESS'ED. Flattened later- 

 ally. 



CON-COL'O-ROUS. Of the same 

 color as another part. 



CON'DYLE. In insects, a process 

 at the base of the mandible, 

 by which the latter is articu- 

 lated to the lower end of the 

 epicranium. 



CON'FLU-ENT. Flowing or grow- 

 ing together. 



CON'NATE. United; not sepa- 

 rated by an articulated suture; 

 also applies to the union of 

 the elytra where the hind 

 wings are absent. 



COR'BEL. A more or less oval 

 space at the distal end of the 

 tibia in beetles, and sur- 

 rounded by a fringe of short 

 minute bristles. 



COR-BIC'U-LA. The pollen-bas- 

 ket; formed by the hollow 

 outer surface of the hind tibia 

 of bees, with hairs on the side 

 and some bent over to keep 

 the load of pollen in place. 



COR'DATE. Heart-shaped. 



CO-RI-A'CE-OUS. Leathery. 



COR'NE-OUS. Horny, chitinous. 



COR'NI-CLE. The pair of tubes 

 on the end of the abdomen of 

 Aphides. (Siphunculus.) 



COR'TI-CAL. Relating to the cor- 

 tex or inner skin; external, as 

 opposed to medullary. 



COS'TAL (Lat costa, a rib). Re- 

 lating to the ribs. 



CRE'NATE. Scalloped, with 

 rounded teeth. 



CRIB'RI-FORM (Lat. cribrum, a 

 sieve ; forma, form). With 

 perforations like those of a 

 sieve. 



CROP. A partial dilatation of 

 the gullet or oesophagus, the 

 ingluvies; in many insects the 

 fore stomach or proventricu- 

 lus. 



CU'PRE-OUS. Coppery in color. 



CU'TI-CLE. The outermost layer 

 of the integument. 



CRE'MAS-TER. The stout spine 

 at the end of the pupae of 

 Lepidoptera. 



CRURA (Lat. cms, a leg). A prop. 



CTEN'I-DI-UM (Gr. ktenion, a 

 comb). Comb-like structures 

 situated on various parts of in- 

 sects, especially fleas, Nycteri- 

 bia, etc. 



CUB'I-TUS. The vein just be- 

 hind the radius, or median, in 

 dragon flies, etc. 



CUL-TEL'LUS. One of the blade- 

 like mandibles of flies. 



CUL'TRI-FORM. Shaped like a 

 pruning-knife. 



CU'NE-I-FORM. Wedge-shaped. 



CU-PU'LI-FORM. Like a cupule; 

 Lat. cupula, a little tub. 



