GLOSSARY. 



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Fuscous. — Applied to a coloiu- approaching a smoky, dirty black or brown. 

 Glandular folds.— 1^ lime souietimes applied to the projecting orifices of the 



stink-glands at the sides of the third and fourth abdominal segments in 



some genera. 

 Gmnulose. — Applied to a snrface covered with minute lumps or granules. 

 Length.— The length of the body is measured from the mouth to the end of the 



last segment of the abdomen ; the length of the forceps is the actual 



length of the exposed portion of these organs. 

 Lobe. — An appendage or short prolongation, rounded or pointed. 

 Longitudinal. — Parallel to the longer axis of the body, i. e. from Jiead to 



forceps ; contrasted with transcei-sc. 

 Macrolabia.— Term applied to the longer forms of forceps where these organs 



are of variable length. 

 jMetazona. — The posterior portion of the pronotum (p. 3). 

 Obsolete. — As conventionally used by Dermapterists : obscure ; of a tooth or 



spine, only just descernible ; nearly absent. 

 Occiput. — The posterior portion of the head, behind the transverse suture, 



(p. 2). 

 Ovate. — Egg-shaped ; the arc at one end being larger than that at the other. 

 Faratype. — A specimen which has been compared with the type of a 



species. 

 Pos/erjon— Generally speaking, applied to that part of an organ or of the 



body which is situate behind, i-egarding the mouth as the front of the 



insect. Contrasted with anterior. 

 Prozona. — The anterior portion of the pronotum (p. 3). 

 Pnlvillus. — A small pad sometimes present between the claws of the tarsi. 

 Punctate. — Covered with small depressions ; pitted. 

 Pwnctulate. — Similar to -punctate, but finer. 

 Pygidium. — A horny, chitinous organ, of very diversified shape, situate 



between the last dorsal and ventral eclerites, between the branches of 



the forceps (p. 8). 

 Pyriform. — Pear-shaped ; applied to segments which are slender at the basal 



end and gradually become thicker towards the apex which is rounded, 



so that the maximum thickness is attained just before the apex. 

 Quadrate. — Approximately square. 



Remote.— Ot the forceps, when the branches are not contiguous or sub- 

 contiguous. 

 Rugose. — Covered with small irregular wrinkles. 

 Rugulose. — Covered with finer wrinkles. 

 Scabrous. — Very rough. 

 Scales. — See " squamcB." 

 Scutellum.—A. small, hardened, chitinous portion of the mesonotum, which is 



sometimes exposed between the elytra, wheu in repose, at the anal 



angle or base of the suture (p. 6). 

 Segment. — A unit of a jointed organ or member ; applied to the abdomen, 



antennffi, feet, etc. 

 Serrate. — Having an edge like a saw. 

 Setce. — See " caudal sette." 

 Sinuate. — Of a margin, gently concave. 

 SquamcB.— The horny, chitinous part of the wings, often protruding like flaps 



beyond the elytra in repose. 



