GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN TEXT.* 



Ahhrcr kited . — Cut short; not of usual length. 



Ahdomcii. — The third or hindmost division of the insect body; see page IS. 



Ahdomiiial. — Belonging or pertaining to the abdomen. 



Aberrant. — Unusual; out of the ordinary course. 



Aborted. — A structure developed so as to he until for its normal function. 



Abrupt. — Suddenly or without gradation. 



Accessor!/. — Added, or in addition to. 



AcicuUir. — Needle-shaped; with a long, slender iioint. 



Aciculate. — A surface that appears as if scratched with a needle. 



Acuminate. — Tapering to a long point. 



Acute. — Pointed. 



Adult.— The stage when an insect is sexually mature and ready to repro- 

 duce normally. 



/Encous. — Shining bronze or brassy. 



Alleghanian fatinal area. — That part of the Transition life zone comprising 

 the greater part of New England, New York. I'ennsylvania, Michigan. 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Alleghanies from I'ennsylvania to 

 Georgia; also a part of the northern thirds of Indiana and Illinois. 



Alutaeeous. — Covered with very minute cracks or wrinkles. 



.Ambulator ial setie. — Specialized hairs or bristles situated on the ventral 

 segments of the abdomen of some beetles. 



Angulate.- — Forming an angle; when two margins meet in an angle. 



Annulate. — Ringed or marked with colored bands. 



Ante. — Before; used as a prefix. 



Antenna; pi., Antcnnce. — Two jointed, sensory organs, borne, one on each 

 side of the head, commonly termed horns or feelers; see page 11. 



Antcnnal grooves. — Cavities in which the antemue are located or concealed. 



Apex. — That part of any joint or segment opposite the base by which it is 

 attached. 



Apical. — At, near or pei-talning to the apex. 



Appendiculate. — Bearing appendages; said of tarsal claws that have proc- 

 esses at base. 



Appressed. — Closely applied to. 



.iptcrous. — Without wings. 



Aquatic. — Living wholly in water. 



Arcuate. — Curved like a bow. 



Attenuated. — Drawn out ; slender ; tapering. 



Austroriparian faunal area. — That part of the Lower Austral life zone cov- 

 ering the greater part of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. It ex- 

 tends over the southern third of Indiana, overlapping the Carolinian 

 faunal area of the State. 



*The definitions of the terms here given, are, for the most part, taken from a little work entitled "Explana- 

 tion of Terms Used in Entomology," by Prof. J. B. Smith, State Entomologist of i\ew Jersey. 



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