336 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGY 



Ovum. An egg. 



OviPosiTioN. The act of depositing the eggs. 



Ovipositor. The structiu-e by means of which the eggs are placed. 



PjEDOGenesis. Reproduction in tlie larval stage. 



Palearctic. Relating to that part of the earth's surface including 

 Em-ope, Africa north of Sahara, and Asia as far as the southern edge of 

 the Yangtse-kiang watershed and the Himalayas, and west to the Indus 

 River. 



Pallid. Pale. 



Palmate. Like the palm of the hand with finger-like processes. 



Palpus. Articulated moveable appendage in the mouth of insects. 



Parasitic. Living on or in another animal or insect and dependent 

 on the host for food and support. 



Parthenogenesis. Reproduction by direct growth of germs from 

 egg-cells without fertilization by the male. 



Parthenogenetic. See asexual. 



Pectus. The ventral portion of the thorax. 



Pelagic. Living in the open sea. 



Pellucid. Colored, but transparent; sometimes no color. 



Petiolate. Placed on a stalk. 



Phylogeny. The developmental relationship of a genus, family, or 

 other group. 



Pile. A fur-like covering. 



PiLiFERous. Having a covering of j^ile. 



Plicate. Folded hke a fan, plaited. 



Plumose. Feathered, like a plume. 



PoLLiNOSE. Covered with a pollen-like dust. 



Polyandry. Mating of one female with more than one male. 



Polyembryony. Product k )ii i if mm ire than one embryo from one egg. 



Polygamy. Mating of one niiile with more than one female. 



Posterior. Hinder or hindcrmost; opposed to anterior. 



Predaceous. Living upon other organisms. 



Predatory. Predaceous. 



Primaries. The anterior or fore-wings. 



Primitive. Simple in character; of an early or ancient type. 



Pro-. Anterior to. 



Proboscis. The extended mouth structure. 



Proximad. Toward the proximal end. 



Proximal. That part of an appendage nearest the body. 



Pruinose. Hoary, covered with fine dust. 



Pseudimago. Subimago. 



Pseud- or pseudo-. Prefix meaning false. 



Pseudogyne. a female that reproduces without impregnation. 



Pseudova. Egg-hke germ cells capable of development without 

 fertilization. 



PuLVERt^LENT. Powdcry. 



Pupa. The intermediate stage between larva and adult. 



Puparium. The thickened larval skin within which the jnipa is 

 formed. 



Pupate. To become a pupa. 



Pupation. Becoming a pupa. 



