776 ZOOLOGICAL GLOSSARY 



Stnchmta. a genus of wheel-animalcule: Botifer. ' 



Stnonathus. Pipe-fish: a teleostean fish, closely related to sea-horse, 309 



Tabaxus. Gadfly: a dipterous insect (Tabanidse), 219 



Tachtglossvs. Echidna, or spiny ant-eater of Austraha: a monotreme, 430. 



Tmnia ECHiNococcvs. A tapeworm: a cestode, 187 



Talitrvs saltator. Sandhopper: an amphipod crustacean, 61 



Talpa. The genus of true moles: an insectivore. 



Tamjas. Chipmvmk of North America: a rodent of the squirrel family. 



Tapirvs. Tapir: shy, water-loving animals of Malaya (T. indicus) and America (T. terrestris): 



perissodactyl (Tapiridse), 444 

 Tarbophis. a colubrid snake. 



TAREyioLA. A common gecko of South Mediterranean: lacertilian reptile. 

 Tarsius. The tarsier, a small lemur-like animal of South-east Asia with very large eyes: 



a primate (Tarsioidea), 442, 613 

 Tautoqa oxjTis. Wrasse: a teleostean fish (Labridae). 

 Tealia. a sea-anemone: a genus of anthozoan coelenterate. 

 Teqenaria domestica. The common house-spider: an arachnid (Araneida), 214 

 Texebrio. a beetle, the larvae of which are called meal-worms: a coleopterous insect. 

 TESTUDiNiDiE. The family of chelonian reptiles comprising the true tortoises. 

 Testudo. Land tortoise, including the giant tortoises: chelonian reptiles. 

 T. CAROLiXA. Box tortoise. 

 T. ORAECA. Greek tortoise. 



Tetraqoxoptervs. Bed-eyed fish: a fresh-water teleostean fish. 

 Tetraodox. Puffer-fish, or globe-fish: a teleostean fish. 



Thalassarctos (Thalarctos) maritimvs. The Arctic polar bear: a carnivore (Ursidae). 

 Thaumatops magna. The " wondrous-eyed hopper ": an amphipod crustacean, 207 

 Thelotorxis. African bird snake: a colubrid snake. 

 Thuxxus. Tunny: a teleostean fish (mackerel family), 294 

 Thtlacixvs. Tasmanian wolf: a marsupial (Dasyuridae). 

 THYSAKOPTERA. An Order of insects comprising the small thrips. 



THYSANURA. An Order of primitive wingless insects, the bristletails, such as Lepisma. 

 ToMOPTERis. A genus of free-swimming polychaete worm. 

 TORNARiA. The larval form of Hemichordata {e.g., Balanoglossus). 

 Torpedo. Electric ray: a selachian fish, 281 



ToxoTES JACULATOR. Archer-fish: a fresh-water teleostean fish of East Indies, 701 

 Tracbixus. Weever: a marine teleostean fish. 

 Trachycepbalus. a genus of anuran amphibian. 



Tracbtsauru!^. Australian skink: a lacertilian reptile (Scincidae), 682 

 TRAGULiNA. A sub-order of Artiodactyla comprising the small, deer-like chevrotains. 

 TREMATODA. A class of flat-worms, comprising the endo- or ectoparasitic flukes, such as the 



liver-fluke. 

 Triakis. Leopard shark: a selachian fish. 

 Tricbecbus. Manatee: a sirenian mammal, 502 

 TRiCHOMONADS. Pear-shapcd flagellate protozoa, common in digestive tracts of vertebrates, 



179 

 TRiCHOPTERA. An Order of insects comprising the moth-like caddis-flies, with aquatic larvae. 

 Tricbosvrvs vulpecula. Vulpine phalanger, an Australian brush-tailed opossum: a marsupial 



(Phalangeridae) . 

 TRICLADIDA. An Order of turbellarian worms, comprising such types as the planarians, Den- 



droccelurn, etc. 

 Trigla. Gurnard: marine teleostean fish. 

 TRILOBITES. A class of extinct. marine arthropods, 157 

 Trixotox aculeatvm. A bird-louse: a small biting insect (Anoplura). 

 Tristomum papillosum. An aquatic trematode worm, ectoparasitic on fishes. 

 Tritox; Tritvrvh. A genus of aquatic salamander or newt: urodelan amphibian, 346 

 T. CRisTATVs. Crested newt, 347 

 T. PTRRBOGASTER. A spccics from China and Japan. 



