GLOSSARY. 
Accessory carinae: in Orthoptera, the lateral carinae of the face; supernumer- 
ary carinae on the top of head and pronotum in Eritettix. 
Acuminate: tapering to an acute point with concave sides. 
Alutaceous: rather pale leather brown. 
Amnion: the inner of the two membranes enveloping the embryo. 
Ampliaie: broadened, enlarged. 
Atial appendages: those borne on the hinder end of the abdomen, including 
the cerci and genitaUa. 
Angulate: meeting at an angle, e.g., in the case of two portions of a margin. 
Annulate: ringed, banded transversely. 
Annulus: a ring or transverse band of color extending entirely around the 
body or appendage. 
Antenna {~ae): a pair of jointed sensory organs borne on the head; the 
"feelers." 
Antennary fossa (-oe); =a.foveolae: grooves on the face between the facial 
costa and lateral carinae from which the antennae arise. 
Appendage: a part, piece, or organ, attached by a joint to the body or 
other main structure. 
Appressed: closely appUed to; not diverging at a large angle. 
Apterous: lacking wings. 
Arcuate: curved like an arc or segment of a circle. 
Arenicolous: living in sandy areas. 
Armature: the spinous or chitinous processes borne by the body, legs, etc. 
Arolium (-a): a fleshy pad beneath the tarsal claws. 
Aspect: the direction toward which a surface looks or from which it is viewed. 
Attingent: touching; in contact. 
Basal: at or toward the base or attachment of; opposed to apical or distal. 
Brachypterov^: with short, or reduced wings and tegmina. 
Cardo: the basal sclerite of the maxilla which connects it with the head. 
Carina: a ridge or keel-like elevation. 
Castaneous: chestnut-colored; bright reddish brown. 
Caudate: prolonged backward like a tail; bearing an elongate, tail-like 
process. 
Cercus (-i): a pair of appendages, homologous with the legs, borne on the 
sides of the eleventh abdominal segment, — sometimes many-jointed and 
antenna-like, sometimes un jointed and forceps-like. 
Chitin: the horn-Uke material stiffening the body-wall of insects. 
Chordotonal: sensitive to vibrations, applied to the so-called auditory organs 
of Orthoptera. 
Clavate: club-shaped; enlarged toward the tip. 
Clypeus: the part of the head below the front, to which the labrum is attached. 
Compressed: flattened from side to side. 
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