212 APPJCNDIOES. 



Squamopygidium. — A name sonutiiiK^H eii)j)l<)y(d for anal process. 



Striate. — Ilaviti;; a Horice of finely iriiproHHcd linos. 



Striolatc- .Siniiinr to slriuic, bul. liaviiif^ finer lines. 



Sub. — A prefix liaving a (liniin\itive Uyfca ; e.g. suh-contiguous, nearly con- 



tiguouB. 

 Sulculus. — A Hinallor furrow. 

 Sulcus. — A furrow. 

 Sutural. — The Hutural margin of t.ho elytra and wingB is that n)argin along 



which, ill repose, the elytra and wings arc more or less in contact. 

 Suture. — Literally, a seam ; a lino marking the division between two ])latet or 



Beginenls; the line of jmietion of the elytra and wings when in repose. 

 Syntypc. — All tlio specimens, except the tinic, upon whicii a Bj>ecie8 is based 



and described. 

 J'fstaceous.- A coloiir-t(!rm loosely applied by various authors for (liffereiit 



shades of orange, yellow, or ochre, assumed by many yellowish tints 



on drying. 

 Transversal. — At right angles to tlio long axis of the body; in contrast to 



longitudinal. 

 Transverse. — Broader than long, or at right angles to tlio long axis. 

 Trapezoidal. — liaving four sides, of which two are obviously unequal. 

 Tricarhiate. — 1 hiving three keels. 



Irigonal. — Having tlirco edges, i.e. having a triangular cross-section. 

 Truncate. — Abruptly cut ofl". 



Tubercle. — An elevated lump, knob, or projection ; more or less blunt. 

 Tuberculatc. — Furnished with tubercles. 

 Tumid. — Swollen. 

 Type (if a genus. — The first described species of a genus, or else the first 



sjiecies specially designated by any author, as the type of the genus. 

 Type of a species. — One individual specially designated by the author as the 



original specimen upon which a species is based and described. 

 Ventral. — Tho undcT surface of the body or of an organ. 

 Wing-scales. — See " si/uainm " (also p. (i). 



Wings. — The posterior jiair of the organs of (light ; generally speaking applied 

 only to tho wing-scales or squantw. 



