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Habitat. The region or place which an insect inhabits. 



Head. See page 8. 



Hemi. As a prefix means half. 



Herbivorous. Feeding upon plant tissue ; a leaf feeder. 



Hetero. As a prefix, unequal ; different from. 



Heterogeneous. A mixture of different forms ; abnormal. 



Heteromera. Coleoptera in which the front and middle tarsi are 5-jolnted 



and the hind ones 4-jointed. 

 Hibernate. To pass the winter in a dormant condition; usually applied to 



the imago. 



Hirsute. Clothed with long, strong hair ; shaggy. 

 Hispid. Bristly; sparsely set with short, stiff hair. 

 Hoary. Covered with a fine, white, silvery pubescence; pruinose. 

 Homogeneous. Of the same kind or nature; similar in texture or parts. 

 Humeral. Relating to the shoulder or humerus. 

 Humeral angle. In Coleoptera the outer front angle of elytra. 

 Humeral carina. An elevated ridge or keel on the outer front angle of 



elytra. 

 Humerus; pi., Humeri. The shoulder ; the basal front angle of elytra. 



Imago. The adult or sexually developed insect. 



Incised. Notched or deeply cut into. 



Inferior.- Beneath, below or behind; a term of position. 



Inflected. Bent inward at an angle. 



Infra. Below or beneath; opposed to supra. 



Infuscated. Smoky gray-brown, with a blackish tinge. 



Insectivorous. Feeding upon or devouring insects. 



Insertion. The point or place where a part is inserted. 



Interocular. Between the eyes. 



Interrupted. Broken in continuity, but with the tips of the broken parts 



in a right line with each other. 



Interval. The plane surface between the elytral striae. 

 Intricate. Irregular; confused; applied to markings and sculpture. 

 Iridescent. A surface which reflects a play of changeable colors. 

 Irregular. Unequal, curved, bent or otherwise twisted or modified; without 



order or symmetry. 



Key. A tabular or other arrangement of species, genera or other classifica- 

 tion according to characters that serve to identify them. 



Knee. The point of junction of femur and tibia. 



Labial. Referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium. 



Labium. The lower lip. 



Labi-urn. The upper lip; covers the base of the mandibles and forms the 

 roof of the mouth. 



Lamella.- A thin plate or leaf-like process. 



Lamina; pi., Laminae. A chitinous plate or plates. 



Laminate. Formed of thin, flat layers or leaves. 



Lanceolate. Lance- or spear-shaped ; oblong and tapering to the end. 



Larva; pi., Larvae. The second stage of insect development. 



Lateral. Relating, pertaining or attached to the side. 



Leathery. Having the appearance or texture of leather. 



