GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN TEXTV 



Abbreviated. Cut short; not of usual length. 



Abdomen. The third or hindmost division of the insect body; see page 18. 



Abdominal. Belonging or pertaining to the abdomen. 



Aberrant. Unusual; out of the ordinary course. 



Aborted. A structure developed so as to be unfit for its normal function. 



Abrupt. Suddenly or without gradation. 



Accessonj. Added, or in addition to. 



Acicular. Needle-shaped ; with a long, slender point. 



Aciculate.A surface that appears as if scratched with a needle. 



Acuminate. Tapering to a long point. 



Acute. Pointed. 



Adult. The stage when an insect is sexually mature and ready to repro- 

 duce normally. 



/Eneous. Shining bronze or brassy. 



Alleghanian faunal area. That part of the Transition life zone comprising 

 the greater part of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Alleghanies from Pennsylvania to 

 Georgia; also a part of the northern thirds of Indiana and Illinois. 



Alntaceous. Covered with very minute cracks or wrinkles. 



Amlmlatorial setw. Specialized hairs or bristles situated on the ventral 

 segments of the abdomen of some beetles. 



Angulate. Forming an angle ; when two margins meet in an angle. 



Annulate.- Ringed or marked with colored bauds. 



Ante. Before; used as a prefix. 



Antenna; pi., Antenna;. Two jointed, sensory organs, borne, one on each 

 side of the head, commonly termed horns or feelers; see page 11. 



Antcunal grooves. Cavities in which the antenme are located or concealed. 



Apex. That part of any joint or segment opposite the base by which it is 

 attached. 



Apical. At, near or pertaining to the apex. 



Appendiculate. Bearing appendages; said of tarsal claws that have proc- 

 esses at base. 



Appressed. Closely applied to. 



Apterous. Without wings. 



Aquatic. Living wholly in water. 



An-iiatc. Curved like a bow. 



Attenuated. Drawn out; slender; tapering. 



AiiKtmriparian faunal area. That part of the Lower Austral life zone cov- 

 ering the gi-eater part of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. It ex- 

 tends over the southern third of Indiana, overlapping the Carolinian 

 faunal area of the State. 



*The definitions of the terms here given, are, for the most part, taken from a little work entitled "Explana- 

 tion of Terms Used in Entomology," by Prof. J. B. Smith, State Entomologist of New Jersey. 



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