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Sutura, tlie part where the elytra meet and form a line in the middle 

 ot the back from the l)ase to the apex. 



Tonientosa, covered witli soft down or wool. 



Truncata, abbreviated, the ape.x terminating in an abrupt line. 



Tubcrcidata, rough, with rigid prominent warts or tubercles. 



Villosa, covered with soft hair. 

 Eruca, the old word for Liara. 

 EscvTELLATUs, having no scuVellum. 

 FASCIA, a broad transverse line or band. 



Ahbreviata, not extending tliroughoiit the wing. 



Communis, extended over both upper and under wings.. 



Dimidialn, running only half the length of the wing. 



Ih/alina, quite transparent. 



Interntpta, broken, but continued either above or below. 



Sesquitcrtia, occupying the fourth part of the wing. 



Tcrmiiia/is, near tlie apex and posterior margin. 



Undata, with waving obtuse sinuses. 

 FASCiriLus, a bundle or tuft of hair as on the back of many caterpillars. 

 FEMUR, the thigh, that part of the limb nearest the body. {Fl. 10. 

 fig. C. b—fig^7. c.) 



Arciuttum, bent, like a circular arch. 



Bask, the part next the body. 



Denfafum, the margin having one or more indentations. 



Hispidiun, set with short rigid bristles. 



Incrassatum, growing thicker in the middle. 



Miitkum, without spine or tooth. 



Saltatoi-ium, thick, formed for leaping. 



Spinosum, set with large subulatcd sjiines. 

 (Femora) simplkki, equal, and without any remarkable difference in 



thickness. 

 Fenestra, a clear transparent spot. 

 HABITAT, the habitation, the places where insects are usually found. 



Abktis, fir-groves. 



Absintlietis, places where wormwood ai)Ounds. 



Agrk, artificial grass-fields, clover, &:c. 



AInctis, places abounding in alder. 



Animcdibus putridh, dead animals in M'oods, sides of rivers, &.c. 



Aquis, water. 



Aquisjiiientibus, running streams. 



Aquis stagnantibus, ponds and standing waters. 



Arundinetis, reedy fens. 



Betuktis, birch-trees, or woods. 



Bolcto, boletaria and fungi. 



Carducfis, places ovcrgroAvn with thistles. 



Chclidoniis, where celandine grows. 



