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Consp. — Conspicuous, or conspicu- 

 ously. 

 Contr. — Contracted. 

 Conv. — Convex. 

 Cop. — Coppery. 

 Cyl.— Cylindric. 

 Def. — Defined. 

 Dent. — Dentate. 

 Dil.— Diluted. 



Dist. — Distinct, or distinctly. 

 Dor. — Dorsal. 

 E.— Elytra. 

 El. — Elongate. 

 Elev. — Elevated. . 

 Ex. — External, or externally. 

 Exc. — Except. 

 F. — Femora. 

 Fasc. — Fascia, or fascia:. 

 Forw. — Forwards. 

 Fov. — Fovea, or fovea?. 

 Fr. — Front. 

 Fun. — Funiculus. 

 Gen. — 'Generally. 

 Glab. — Glabrous. 

 Gr. — Green. 

 Gran. — Granulated. 

 H.— Head. 

 H.-b. — Hind body. 

 Hi. — Hinder. 

 Hum. — Humeral. 

 Impr. — Impression, or impressed. 

 Impunc. — Impunctate. 

 In. — Inner. 



Ind. — Indistinct, or indistinctly. 

 Ins. — Insertion. 

 Int. — Interstice. 

 Interm. — Intermediate. 

 Irreg. — Irregular, or irregularly. 

 J. — Joint, or jointed. 

 Longi. — Longitudinal. 

 Mar. — Margin, or margined. 

 Met. — Metallic. 

 Mid.— Middle. 

 Obi.— Oblique. 



Obs. — Obsolete, or obsoletely. 



Obsc. — Obscure, or obscurely. 



Obt. — Obtuse, or obtusely. 



Oliv. — Olivaceous. 



Out. — Outer. 



Pal. — Palpi (maxillary). 



Pec. — Pectinated. 



Pen. — Penultimate. 



Pit. — Pitchy (/. e., of the colour, of 



pitch). 

 Post. — Posterior, or posteriorly. 

 Prec. — Preceding. 

 Prod. — Produced. 

 P. -s. — Punctate-striate. 

 Pub. — Pubescent. 

 Punc. — Puncture, or punctate. 

 Pyg. — Pygidium. 



R.— Red, or reddish. (See"B.") 

 Rectang. — Rectangular . 

 R. -m. — Reflexed margin. 

 Ros. — Rostrum. 

 Sc. — Scutellum. 

 Seg. — Segment. * 

 Serr. — Serrated. 

 Should. — Shoulder. 

 Spar. — Sparing, or sparingly. 

 Str. — Stria, or striate. 

 Sub . — Subulate. 

 Sut. — Suture. 

 Tar. — Tarsi. 

 Test. — Testaceous. 

 Th. — Thorax. 

 Tib. — Tibiae. 



Tr. — Transverse, or transversely. 

 Unic. — Unicolorous. 

 Unif. — Uniform, or uniformly. 

 U. -s. — Under side. 

 Var. — Variety. 

 Vio.— Violet. 



Wh.— White, or whitish. (See "B.") 

 Yel. — Yellow, or yellowish. , , 



$ — Male. 

 ? — Female. 



TABLE OF GROUPS. 



I. E. reaching cons, beyond ins. of 3rd legs . . 



E. not reaching beyond ins. of 3rd legs, — or if a little 

 beyond, an. not with an abr. cl. 



Brachelytra 



