338 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGY 



Valve. A small, transverse or triangular piece behind the last full 

 ventral segment, at the base of plates in male Jassidte and allies. 



Venation. The system of chitinous framework supporting the wings. 



Venter. The inferior or under portion of the abdomen. 



Vestigial. Undeveloped or degenerate; the trace or remnant of a 

 previously functional organ. 



Vestiture. The surface covering. 



Viscera. The internal organs of the body. 



Visceral. Pertaining to the viscera. 



Vitta. a longitudinal, colored line. 



Vittate. Striped. 



Viviparous. Bearing living young. 



Wing pads Undeveloped wings of pupa or nymph. 



