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COXA, [Lat. coxa, the hip.J The basal division or part of the leg; that next the body. 

 CRESCENTED, [Lat. crescere, to increase.] With the figure of a crescent, or new moon. 

 CRUSTACEAN, [Lat. tviista, shell, crust. 1 The second class of articulates, including lobsters, 



shrimps and crabs. 

 CURSORIAL, [Lat. cMn-o. I run.J Fitted for running. 



CUBOID AL, [Gr. cm6o», cube, and eidos, shape.] Nearly in the shape of a cube. 

 CYLINDRICAL, [Gr. cylindreia, to roll.] In the form of a cylinder, 



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DEVELOPMENT, The unfolding and process in the change of growth. 

 DIPTERA, [Gr. di for din, double, andpfe/-o?i, wing.] The third suborder of insects. 

 DORSAL, [Lat. dormun, the back.] Pertaining to or near the back. 



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 EPICRANIUM, [Gr. eJ)^■, upon; hranion, the skull.] The epicranium occupies a large part of 



the upper portion of the head. It is bovinded in front by the clypeus, behind by the occi- 

 put, and on the sides by the eyes. 

 ELLIPTICAL, [Gr. e'/ey)rm, to leave in, to fall short.] In the form of an ellipse; or oblong 



with rounded ends. 

 EPIMERON, [Gt. epi, upon; ??)ero9i, the thigh.] One of the two side pieces of the segment of 



an insect. 

 EMARGIN.\TE, [Lat. e out, and mnrpo, edge.] Notched at the summit. 

 EMPODIUM, [Gr. en, in ; pons, foot.] The membrane sometimes present between the claws of 



diptera. 

 ENTIRE, [Lat. in, not, and tnngere, to touch.] Full or undivided edge. 

 ELYTRA, pi. [Gr. rh/tron, covering.] The hard wing covers of beetles. 

 ENTOMOLOGY, [Gr. entomon, insect; logos, a discourse.] That part of zoology which treats 



of insects. 



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 FILIFORM, [Lat..^/»Mi, thread, ani /orwc, form.] Long, slender, round, of equal thieknes. 



throughout. 

 FOSSORIAL, [Lat. /or/ere, /oM?(w, to dig.] Fitted for digging. 

 FLABELLATE, [Lat./aie«o, I fan.] Having the form of a fan. 

 FRINGED, Bordered with fringe, or loose edging. 



FUSIFORM, [Lat./M.v7(«, spindle, and/on«n, form. J Tapering to each end, spindle shaped. 

 FALCATE, [Lat./a^o-, a sickle or scythe.] Hooked or bent like a sickle. 

 FURC.\TE,[Lat./(»'ca, a fork.] Branching, like the prongs of a fork. 



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GENUS, pi. genera, a collection of species more or less .alike, or alike in many characters. 



GENICULATE, [Lat. oeniculum, a little knee. J Bent abruptly at an angle. 



GROUPS, The divisions of the Animal Kingdom: biraichps, plnsnes, orders, genera (sing. 



genus) and species. 

 GRUB, A fleshy larva from the egg of a beetle or other insect. 



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HAUSTELLATE, [Lat. haustellum, a sucker.] Provided with a sucker. 



HEMIPTERA, [Gr. hemi, half, and pleron, wing.J The fifth suborder of insects. 



HEX APOD A, [Gr. hex, six, and podes, feet.l The order of true insects, having six feet and the 



body divided in three sections. 

 HOOKED, Curvated, or having the form of a hook. 

 HYMENOPTERA, [Gr. /(.vmeu, membrane, and ii^rwH, wing.] The first or highest suborder of 



insects. 

 HETEROMETABOLA, [Gr. heterus, diverse; mctnhoh, change.] A group of sub-orders in 



which the transformation is usually incomplete and various. 



IMAGO, [Lat.] The perfect or adult insect, bavin',' undergone all its transformations. 

 INSECT, [Lat. insecure, to cut tn.] The first class of articulates including the true or six-foot- 

 ed insects, spiders and myriopods. 



