GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED. 1373 



Erect. Standing upright; not necessarily perpendicular 

 Evanescent. Disappearing; becoming gradually less. 

 Evident. Easily seen or recognized. 

 . Spread or flattened out. 



Spread out and flattened; applied to a margin. 

 Exscrtcd. Protruded ; projecting beyond the body. 

 Exude. To ooze or flow slowly through minute openings. 



Facet. A small face or surface; one of the parts, areas or lens-like di- 

 visions of the compound eye. 



Family. A division of classification including a number of genera agreeing 

 in one or a set of characters and so closely related that they are ap- 

 parently descended from one stem ; opinionative and indicated by the 

 termination id a: 



Fascia. A transverse band or broad line; it is common when it crosses both 

 wings or wing covers. 



Fauna. The assemblage of animals inhabiting a region or country. 



Femur; pi.. Femora. The thigh; see page 17. 



Ferruginous. Rusty red-brown. 



Filament. A thread; a long, slender process of equal diameter throughout. 



Filiform. Thread-like; slender and of equal diameter. 



Flagellate. With long, flat processes folding like a fan. 



Flavo-tcstaceous. Light yellow-brown. 



Flying-hairs. Very long, slender surface hairs set in punctures. 



Fossorial. Formed for or with the habit of digging or burrowing. 



Fovca; pi., Forea\ A shallow depression with well marked sides; a pit. 



Fragile. Easily breakable; thin and brittle. 



Free. Unrestricted in movement; not firmly joined with or united to any 

 other part. 



Front. The anterior portion of head; see page 8. 



Fulrous. Tawny; light brown with much yellow. 



Funicle. The joints between the scape and club in elbowed antenna?. 



Fuscous. Dark brown, approaching black. 



Fusiform. Spindle-shaped; tapering gradually to each end. 



Ciena; pi., Gena>. The cheeks; includes that portion of the head on each 



side below the eyes, and extends to the gnlar suture. 

 Geniculate. Elbowed; abruptly bent in an obtuse angle. 

 Genus. An assemblage of species agreeing in some one character or series 



of characters; usually considered as arbitrary and opinionative. 

 Glabrous. Smooth; free from all vestiture. 



Ghiucus. Shining sea-green; whitish-blue inclining to gray lavender. 

 Globose. Formed like a globe or sphere. 

 Granulated. Covered with small grains. 

 Granule. A little grain or grain-like elevation. 

 Gregarious. Living in societies or communities; but not social. 

 Grisctis. Light gray; a mixture of white and black. 

 Group. A division of classification used indefinitely for a series of allied 



species, genera or larger assemblages. 

 Gnlar suture. The line of division between the gula or throat and the geme 



or cheeks. 



