﻿TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIONS OF COLEOPTERA. 17 



Anal. Relating to the extreme end of the abdomen. 



Apex. The extremity. 



Apical. Relating to the extremity. 



Apterous. Wingless. 



Articulation. Joint. 



Base. The root or bottom. In the thorax, that part 



next the elytra ; and vice versa. 

 Basal. Appertaining to the base. 

 Bi-, in composition, means a reduplication. 

 Calcar. A spur, strong spine, or pointed process. 

 Castaneous. Chestnut-coloured. 

 Catenulate. Chain-like. 

 Ciliate. Fringed with hairs ; as the eyelid. 

 Clava. The club, knob, or apex of antennje, usually 



more or less abrupt. 

 Clavate. Clubbed. 

 Concolorous, Uniform in colour ; used in comparison of 



parts. 

 Conic. Tapering, like a cone, from base to apex. 

 Connate. Soldered together. 

 Cordate. Heart-shaped. 

 Coriaceous. Leathery. 

 Costate. With elevated ridges. 

 Crenate. Cut into segments of small circles. 

 Crenulate. The diminutive of crenate. 

 Cretaceous. Chalky. 

 Cursorial. Adapted for running. 

 Deflexed. Bent down. 

 Dentate. Toothed. 



Disc. The middle, most elevated part. 

 Emarginate. Notched. 

 Entire. Without notch or projection. 

 Farinose. Mealy. 



