120 EXPLANATION OF TERMS 



fore-leg ; in Proctotrupidce the lateral lobes on each side of the parapsidal 

 furrow. 



Scapulae: in Hemiptera, the inferior lateral face of mesonotum. 



Scapular: the episternum; q. v. : applied to the scapula. 



Scapular area: in a wing, is that portion nearest the shoulder: in Orthoptera, 

 = radial area. 



Scapularia: a meso-episternum : see scapula. 



Scapular vein: in Orthoptera, = radius. 



Scapus: = scape. 



Scarabidoid: applied to that stage of a meloid larva in which it resembles a 

 white grub or Scarabid larva. 



Scarified: a surface with irregular depressions, as if clawed or scratched. 



Scariose -ous: dry and scaly. 



Scatophagous: feeding upon dung or excrement: = merdivorous. 



Scent glands, or organs: glandular structures; sometimes eversible, some- 

 times in the form of hair tufts or pencils for diffusing odors that may be 

 repellant or attractive ; most frequently found in males as a secondary 

 sexual character. 



Scent pores: = ostioles ; q. v. 



Sclerite: any piece of the body wall bounded by sutures. 



Scopa: a brush: a covering of short, stiff hair of equal length: in Hymen- 

 opt era, the thick hair covering the posterior tibia of pollen-gathering forms. 



Scopate: furnished with a scopa. 



Scopula: a small, dense tuft of hair: the bristles or stiff hairs covering the 

 inner side of basal joint on the tarsi of pollen-gathering Hymcnoptera. 



Scopulipedes: bees which have pollen-gathering structures on the feet. 



Scraper: the hardened portion of the inner margin of the tegmina in crickets; 

 used in producing the song. 



Scriptus: lettered or marked with characters resembling letters. 



Scrobes: grooves formed for the reception or concealment of an appendage: 

 specifically, in Rhynchophora, grooves at the sides of the rostrum to receive 

 the scape of antennae : also applied to grooves on the sides of mandibles : in 

 Hymcnoptera, the usually circular impressions upon the frons, in which the 

 scapes revolve : in Orthoptera, the pits in which the antennae are situate. 



Scrobiculated: having the surface covered with deep round pits. 



Scrotal membrane: the envelope covering the testes in some insects. 



Scrotiform: purse-shaped. 



Scrotum: = scrotal membrane; q. v. 



Sculpture: the markings or pattern of impression or elevation on an elytra 

 or other body surface. 



Sculptured: a surface, when marked with elevations or depressions or both, 

 arranged in some definite manner. 



Scutate -if orm: shield- or buckler-shaped. 



Scutcheon: =scutellum; q. v. : also used by some authors (Walker) for the 

 pronotum in Homoptera. 



Scutel: =scutellum; q. v. 



Scutellar angle : of elytra is next to the scutel when wing is expanded. 



Scutellar bridge: in Dipt era, a small ridge on either side of the scutellum, 

 connecting it with the mesonotum. 



