104 GLOSSARY. 



Sinv^, a hollow; a rounded notch. 



Sparse, scattered, opposed to dense. 



Spinous, armed with spines. 



Spiracle, a breathing pore. 



Sternum, the breast, or under side of the thorax. 



Stria, plural Strice, an impressed or sunken line. 



Striate, marked with stric©. 



Sub, prefixed to a word diminishes its meaning, equivalent to somewhat. 



Sub-clavate, somewhat or moderately club-shaped. 



Sub cortical, living under bark. 



Subulate, awl-shaped. 



Sulcated, grooved. 



Tar-nis, the jointed foot of insects. See page 14. 



Tergum., the upper side of the abdomen. 



Terminal, situated at the extremity. 



Tet-fellated, chequered. 



Testaceous, pale brick-colored. 



Tetramerous, having four joints in all the tarsi. 



Thorax, the middle division of the body. 



l}ibia, the shank, that part of the leg between the thigh aud the tarsus. 



Tomentose, clothed with matted hair. 



Transverse, cross-wise. 



Transversal, having the width greater than the length. 



Trimerous, liaving three joints in all the tarsi. 



Trochanier, an appendage to the base of the thigh. See page 27. 



Trochantin, a small accessory or supernumerarj' joint sometimes Interposed between the coxa and 



the femur, in the anterior and middle legs. 

 Truncate, cut oft" square at the tip. 

 Tubercle, a little swelling or prominence. 

 Venter, the under side of the abdomen. 

 Villose, or villous, clothed with long soft hair. 

 Yitta, a colored stripe running lengthwise. Compare with fatoia . 



