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VI. APPENDIX. 



Significance of Terms generally used in Descriptions. 



Anchylosed. — G-rown together at a joint. 



Antennal carinse. — The ridges or brows superior to the antemial 

 fossae. 



Antennal foveolaj. — The pits in which the antenna; are inserted, 

 as a feature apart from the antennal fossae. 



Apical points. — The piercing tips of the mandibles of soldier 

 termites. 



Arched. — Applied to a curvate margin which rises more or less per- 

 pendicular to the plane of the body. 



Aureole. — A ring of colour which is usually diffuse outwardly. 



Barb. — (Restricted). As the barb of a fish-hook. 



Bi-curvate. — With an in-and-out curve (sinuate). 



B i-lobe d. — (As applied to margins) . With two rounded processes, not 

 necessarily thickened. 



Brace-shaped. — Shaped like the brace or bracket (/ — '^ — \) of 

 printers. (Ornithological.) 



Capistrate. — Hooded or cowled. 



Capistrum. — A hood or cowl, like that of certain birds. 



Caudal, Caudad, Caudo. — Pertaining to the anal extremity and 

 more generally the direction (see Cej)halic). 



Cephalic, Cephalad, Cephalo. — Belonging or attached to the 

 head and more generally the direction indicated by a line drawn from 

 the centre of the animal to the head, but at an indefinite distance in 

 that direction. Used in refen'ing to both head and tail (Comstock and 

 Kellogg). 



Clypeo-frontal suture. — The suture separating the clypeus from 

 the frons. 



Concave. — Hollowed out, as opposed to convex. 



Cordate. — Heart-shaped in outline. 



Cordiform. — Heai-t-shaped in outline and convex above. 



Convex. — The outer curved surface of a segment of a sphere. 



Curvate. — Curved. 



Deflected. — Bent downwai'd, sloping. 



Diffuse. — Spreading out, without distinct edge or margin. 



Distal, Distad. — Toward or at the extremity used in reference to 

 appendages or more or less free parts to indicate the end or nearness to 

 the end which is free ; opposites ; proximal ; proximad. 



Epistome. — (Restricted). A distinct piece behind or above the 

 labrum or a plate-like extension of the clypeus. In the latter sense 

 always bracketed thus (epistome). 



