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GLOSSARY 



AbbreTiated. When applied to the elytra and wings signifies thatthey are shorter 

 than the abdomen. 



Abdomen. Posterior part of the body. (See page 20.) 



Abdominal appendaares. The ovipositor and cerci. 



Acuminate. Tapering gradually to a point. 



Adulf . The fully-matured state of an insect. 



Anal. At or pertaining to the anus. 



Anal ang'le. The posterior inner corner of the wing. 



Ang'ulate. Angled ; presenting an angular margin or surface. 



Annulated. Einged ; furnished with ring-like bands. 



Antennae. Twojointed, thread-like appendages on the front of the head. (SeepagolS.) 



Anterior. Before ; toward the front. 



Apex. The extremity opposite the base. (See page 18, note.) 



Apical. At or pertaining to the apex. 



Approximate. Close together ; placed near. 



Arcuate. Curved like a bow. 



Article or Articulation. A joint or segment. 



Basal. At or pertaining to the base. 



Baf^e. The foundation ; the part which connects with the thorax, directly or indi- 

 rectly; as, lifise of the abdomen, the part that joins the thorax; hose of the tibia, 

 the part that joins the femur. (See page 18, note.) 



Bilobed. Furnished with or divided into two lobes. 



Bivittate. Marked with two longitudinal stripes. 



Blotch. An irregular spot. (See Spot.) 



Carina (plural Carinie). A keel or ridge ; this term is sometimes applied to minute 

 slightly-raised lines, as well as to more distinct keels and ridges. 



Carinate. Furnished with a carina. 



Carneous. Flesh-colored. 



Caudal. At or pertaining to the end of the abdomen. 



Cephalic. Pertaining to the head. 



Cerci. The small appendages or processes issuing from the sides of the last abdomi- 

 nal segment. (See page 21.) 



Chagrrined. (See Shagreened.) 



Cinereous. An ash-gi-ay color. 



Clavate. Having a thickened club-like extremity. 



Claviform. Somewhat clavate. 



Clypeus. The quadrate iiiece immediately below and connecting with the face. (See 

 page 13.) 



Corneous. Horny, or a hard substance resembling horn. 



* This is only intended as an exx)lanation of the technical terms employed in the present work. The 

 words in Italics will lie found explained in this Glossary. 



