I2 o EXPLANATION OF TERMS 



fore-leg; in Proctotrupidcc the lateral lobes on each side of the parapsidal 



furrow. 

 Scapulae: in Hemiptera, the inferior lateral face of mesonotum. 

 Scapular: the episternum ; q. v.: applied to the scapula. 

 Scapular area: in a wing, is that portion nearest the shoulder: in Orthoptera, 



= radial area. 

 Scapular ia: a meso-episternum : see scapula. 

 Scapular vein: in Orthoptera, = radius. 

 Scapus: = scape. 

 Scarabidoid: applied to that stage of a meloid larva in which it resembles a 



white grub or Scarabid larva. 

 Scarified: a surface with irregular depressions, as if clawed or scratched. 

 Scariose -ous: dry and scaly. 



Scatophagous: feeding upon dung or excrement: = merdivorous. 

 Scent glands, or organs: glandular structures; sometimes eversible, sometimes 



in the form of hair tufts or pencils for diffusing odors that may be repellant 



or attractive ; most frequently found in males as a secondary sexual character. 

 Scent pores: = ostioles ; q. v. 



Sclerite: any piece of the body wall bounded by sutures. 

 Scopa: a brush : a covering of short, stiff hair of equal length : in Hymenoptera, 



the thick hair covering the posterior tibia of pollen-gathering forms. 

 Scopate: furnished with a scopa. 

 Scopula: a small, dense tuft of hair: the bristles or stiff hairs covering the 



inner side of basal joint on the tarsi of pollen-gathering Hymenoptera. 

 Scopulipedes: bees which have pollen gathering structures on the feet. 

 Scraper: the hardened portion of the inner margin of the tegmina in crickets; 



used in producing the song. 

 Scriptus: lettered or marked with characters resembling letters. 

 Scrobes: grooves formed for the reception or concealment of an appendage: 



specifically, in Rhynchophora, grooves at the sides of the rostrum to receive 



the scape of antenna? : also applied to grooves on the sides of mandibles : in 



Hymenoptera, the usually circular impressions upon the frons, in which the 



scapes revolve: in Orthoptera, the pits in which the antenna? are situate. 

 Scrobiculated: having the surface covered with deep round pits. 

 Scrotal membrane: the envelope covering the testes in some insects. 

 Scrotiform: purse-shsped. 

 Scrotum: = scrotal membrane: q. v. 

 Sculpture: the markings or pattern of impression or elevation on an elytra 



or other body surface. 

 Sculptured: a surface, when marked with elevations or depressions or both, 



arranged in some definite manner. 

 Scutate -if orm: shield or buckler-shaped. 

 Scutcheon: = scutellum ; q. v.: also used by some authors (Walker) for the 



pronotum in Homoptera. 

 Scutel: = scutellum : q. v. 



Scutellar angle: of elytra is next to the scutel when wing is expanded. 

 Scutellar bridge: in Dipt era, a small ridge on either side of the scutellum, 



connecting it with the mesonotum. 



