SECTION VI 



GLOSSARY 



aoaessory stria -- a short stria which usually fuses with another stria 

 near the base of the elytron (Figs 25, 63) . 



aedeagus -- male genitalia (Fig. 10) . 



alutaaeous -- covered with minute cracks or wrinkles, like the human 

 skin. 



angle -- corner (e.g., apical angle of pronotum of humeral angle or 

 elytron as in Fig. 1). 



apex (adj., apical) -- that part of a joint or segment farthest from the 

 base by which it is attached; the apex of the thorax is anterior, that 

 of the abdomen posterior. 



arouate -- arched, bow- like, rounded. 



basal piece -- that part of the aedeagus to which the penis and parameres 

 are attached (Fig. 10). 



base (adj., basal) -- that part of a joint nearest to the main body; 

 the base of the thorax is the posterior or hind portion, that of the 

 abdomen being the anterior or front portion. 



bimaeulate -- bearing two spots (maculae) . 



carina — an elevated ridge or keel (Figs 1, 4). 



carinate -- exhibiting one or more carinae. 



cinereous -- ashy gray in color. 



clypeus -- that part of the head below the frons to which the labrum is 

 attached (Figs 2,3). 



coxa -- the basal segment or joint of the leg (Fig. 2). 



crenate -- scalloped with small, blunt, rounded teeth (Fig. 1). 



arenulate -- with small, evenly rounded scallops. 



decimbent -- bending downward (as decumbent hairs in contrast with erect 

 ones) . 



decujrved -- bowed or curved downward. 



disc or disk -- the central upper surface (Fig. 1). 



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