GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED. 1371 



Band. A transverse marking broader than a line. 



liar. A short, straight band of equal width. 



Basal. At or pertaining to the base or point of attachment to or nearest 

 the main body. 



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

 rax that portion nearest the abdomen; on the abdomen that portion 

 nearest the thorax. 



Beak. Any notable prolongation of the front of the head. 



Bicolored. With two colors that contrast to some extent. 



Bidentate. Two- toothed. 



Bifid. Divided into two parts ; split. 



Bipectinate. Antennae having comb-like processes on each side of each joint. 



Boreal. From or belonging to the north. 



Borer. Applied to an insect or larva that burrows or makes channels in 

 woody or other vegetable tissue. 



Brassy. Yellow, with the lustre of metallic brass. 



Bristle. A stiff hair, usually short and blunt. 



Bronze. The color of old brass. 



Canaliculate. Channelled ; longitudinally grooved. 



Capillary. Long and slender like a hair. 



Carina; pi., Carince. An elevated ridge or keel, not necessarily high or 

 acute. 



Carinate. A surface having carime. 



Carnivorous. A feeder upon llesh food. 



Carolinian fautial area. That area of the Upper Austral life zone, includ- 

 ing nearly all of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Maryland 

 and Delaware; more than half of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes- 

 see and New Jersey and large areas in Alabama, Georgia, the Caro- 

 linas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and South On- 

 tario. 



Cartilaginous. Of the consistency of cartilage or gristle. 



Chelate. Bearing a chela or claw ; applied when claws are capable of being 

 drawn down or back upon the last tarsal joint. 



Chitin. The material forming the hard parts of the insect body. 



Cicatrix. A scar ; an elevated, rigid spot. 



Ciliate. Fringed; set with even, parallel hairs or soft bristles. 



Cinereous. Ash-colored ; gray tinged with blackish. 



Claws. The claw or hook-like structure at the end of the foot or tarsus. 



Cleft. Split; partly divided, longitudinally. 



Clypcus. That portion of the head before or below the front, to which the 

 labrum is attached: see page 9. 



Coadapted. Formed so as to work together to one end. 



Common. Of frequent occurrence; occurring on two adjacent parts ; a band 

 or fascia is common where it crosses both elytra. 



Concave. Hollowed out. 



Confused. A marking with indefinite outlines; a running together as of 

 lines and spots without definite pattern. 



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



Connate. United at base, or along the whole length. 



