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Sub-pedunculate: in Colcoptcra, when the constriction between pro- and 

 meso-thorax is so great as to give the appearance of a narrow waist. 



Subreniform: a rounded spot or outline, below and sometimes attached to 

 the reniform spot in Catocala and some allied Noctuids. 



Sub-parallel: nearly parallel. 



Sub-primary sub-ventral tubercle: on the thoracic and abdominal segments 

 of caterpillars: sub-ventral, posterior, not. present in the primitive first 

 stage; it is VI of the abdomen, V of the thorax: constant. 



Sub-sellate: nearly like or approaching the form of a saddle. 



Sub-servate: denticulate. 



Subspecies: a well-marked form of a species differing from the type in 

 some character of color or maculation which is recognizable but does not 

 prevent a fertile union : an indefinite and opinionative division. 



Subspiracular line: in caterpillars, margins the spiracles inferiorly. 



Substigmatal: that portion of the marginal cell below the stigma, in bees: 

 = 1st radial 1 (Comst.) : applied to a line in caterpillars = subspiracular. 



Sub-teres: nearly but not quite cylindrical. 



Subtile -is: slightly; feebly; small; pretty; graceful. 



Subtriangular space: = internal triangle: see triangle. 



Subtus: beneath ; at the under surface. 



Subulate: awl-shaped: linear at base, attenuate at tip. 



Subulicornia: with awl-shaped antennae; applied to a combination of Odonata 

 and Ephemerida. 



Subuliform: formed like an awl: = subulate. 



Sub-ventral line: in caterpillars, extends along the sides just above the base 

 of the feet at the edge between lateral and ventral. 



Sub-ventral ridge: in slug caterpillars extends longitudinally along the sub- 

 ventral series of abdominal tubercles. 



Sub-ventral space: in slug caterpillars is the area on each side, between the 

 lateral ridge and the lower edge of the body, and contains the spiracles. 



Succincti: those chrysalids of butterflies which are held in place by a silken 

 cord passing around the body : see suspensi. 



Succineous: resembling amber in color or appearance. 



Sucking pump: in sucking insects, a thick-walled muscular enlargement of the 

 oesophagus that serves to draw up the liquid food = pharyngeal pump. 



Sucking spears: the mandibles and maxilla; of Hemerobiid larva?, used for 

 puncturing prey and sucking its juices. 



Sucking stomach: a thin-walled muscular pouch connected with the end of 

 the oesophagus ; serves as a food reservoir and is not commonly present ex- 

 cept in some Lepidoptcra. 



Suctoria: an ordinal term proposed for fleas. 



Suctorial: adapted for sucking: see haustellate. 



Suctorial vesicles: bladder-like structures connected with the oesophagus in 

 mosquitoes supposed to assist in blood-sucking ; but this is disputed. 



Suffused: clouded or obscured by a darker color. 



Suffusion: a clouding, or a spreading of one shade over another. 



Sulca: grooves, furrows or channels: plural of sulcus. 



