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Coi'iiiciili. Tho little boruy tips or pieces of tbe ovipositor. 



Costa. A rib ; in tbe preceding work it is usually applied to tbe median carina of tbe 

 face (see Frontal costa) ; it is also occasionally applied to tbe front marginal nerve 

 of tbe wings and eljtra. 

 CO!!«tal. Pertaining to tbe costa. 

 Costate. Eidged or carinate. 

 Crenate. Indented, scolloped, or angularly bent. 

 Cristate. Elevated in tbe form of a crest or bigh sbarp ridge. 



Cuneilbrin. Shaped like a wedge. 



]>eJlexe(l. Sloped or bent downward ; wbeii applied to tbe vertex, it signifies tbat it 

 slopes downward and forward ; wben applied to tbe face, it signifies tbat it slopes 

 under and backward toward tbe breast. 



Dentate. Furnisbed witb a tootb or teetb. 



Denticulate. Furnisbed witb minute teetb. 



Depressed. Flattened. 



Dilated. Widened or expanded, 



Discoidai. Pertaining to tbe disk. 



Disk. Tbe middle surface; the disk of tbe elytra is tbe middle field (see page 20); 

 tbe disk of tbe wing is the central portion (see page 20) ; tbe disk of tbe prouo- 

 tum is tbe dorsal surface ; tbe disk of tbe femur is tbe external face contained be- 

 tween tbe first upper and lower carinte or angles, and is usually jjmMrtte. 



DorsBBBsa. Tbe upper surface of tbe thorax, abdomen, «&c. (See page 10.) 



Dorsal. Pertaining to tbe dorsum or back. 



Hot. (See Spot.) 



Dotted. Furnished witb dots. 



Dusky. Pale /«sco2«s. 



Elliptical. Elongate-oval. . 



Elongate. Signifies tbat tbe part or area is longer than it is wide. , 



Elytra (singular Elytron). Tbe anterior or upper wings. (See page 19.) 



Euiars^'inate. Notched; but once or twice (page 74) it is improperly used for mar- 

 gined, or having tbe margins swollen. 



Ensilbrm. Sharp on both edges and tapering to a point. 



Externo-Buedlan nerve. (See page 19.) 



Falcate. Sickle-shaped ; curved like a sickle. 



Fascia. A band or strijie broader than a line. 



FastigiuMS. Extreme point or front of tbe vertex. (See page 12.) 



Femora. Tbe thighs. 



FcBBBur. The thigh. 



Femig'SBBOBBs. Eust-colored. 



Filil'oB'BU. Slender and cylindrical like a thread ; uniform in size. 



FoB'e-wiaigs. The dytra. 



Foveoia (plural Foveolse). A cavity or cellular depression. 



FoveoHatc. Furnished with foveoke. 



Fii'OfiBt. Tbe face. (See page 12.) 



Fa'OBBtal. Pertaining to the face. 



FB'OBBtal costa. The carina extending down tbe middle of tbe face. (See page 12.) 



FBiligiBiOBis. Of tbe color of dark smoke. 



FibItous. Tawny, or light yellowish-brown. 



Ffliscoiis. Dark-brown, or sooty color. 



FBisil'oB'BBB. Spindle-shaped. 



