fJLOSSAHY OF Tl'^iarS I'RKD. ^'■^'[ 



lUntil. — A ti-iuisverse marking broader tlmii a liiic. 



/{(//-. — A sluirt. straitrht band of oiiual width. 



Itiisdl. — At or porta iiiiiiu' td tiic base or pniiil of altarhiuoiil tn nr nfan-st 

 tbo main body. 



I{(isc. — That part of any ap)HMi(hi.i,'o wliich is noarcsl llio body: nii llic tho- 

 rax that i)ortion noarcst the alMJoincii; on tho alMbunon tlial poftion 

 nearest the thorax. 



licak. — Any notable prolongation of tho front of the head. 



Hicolorcd. — With two colors that contrast to some extent. 



liidcntate. — Two-toothed. 



/{/^(/.—Divided into two parts; split. 



liiiK'ctinate. — Autenn:v» having comb-like iiro(ess(>s (Hi earli side <if ea<-ii Joint. 



liorcal. — From or belonging to the north. 



liorcr. — Applied to an insect or larva that Imrrows or makes channels in 

 woody or other vegetable tissne. 



lirassy. — Yellow, with the lustre of metaiiie brass. 



liristle. — A stiff hair, usually short and l)hint. 



Bron.::c. — The color of old brass. 



Canaliculate. — Channelletl ; longitudinally grooved. 



Capillary.— iMug and slender like a hair. 



Carina; pi.. Carina: — An elevated ridge or keel, not necessarily higli or 

 acute. 



Carlnate. — A surface having carime. 



Carnivorous. — A feeder uiwn llesh food. 



CaroUnian faiinal area.— That area of the Tipper Austral life zone, includ- 

 ing nearly all of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland 

 and Delaware; more than half of West Virginia, Kentucky, Temies- 

 see and New Jersey and large areas in Alabama, Georgia, the Caro- 

 linas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and Sotitii On- 

 tario. 



Cartilaginous.— Of the consistency of cartilage or gristle. 



C'/ieZo/c— Bearing a chela or claw; applied when claws are capable of being 

 drawn down or back upon the last tarsal joint. 



Chitin.—The material forming the hard parts of the insect body. 



Cicatri.T.—X scar ; an elevated, rigid siwt. 



Ciliate. — Fringed; set with even, parallel hairs or soft bristles. 



Cinereous. — Ash-colored; gray tinged with blackish. 



Claics. — The claw or hook-like structure at the end of the foot or tarsus. 



r/e/^i.— Split; partly divided, longitudinally. 



Clypeus. — That portion of the head before or below the front, to which the 

 labrum is attached ; see page 9. 



ro«fZ«/J^C(7.— Formed so as to work together to one end. 



Common.— Of frequent occurrence; occurring on two adjacent parts; a liand 

 or fascia is comiuon where it crosses both elytra. 



Conca vc. — Hollowed out. 



Confused.— A marking with indefinite outlines; a running to.getber as of 

 lines and spots without definite pattern. 



f;o?iJca?.— Cylindrical, with a flat base, tapering to a iwint. 



Connate. — United at base, or along the whole length. 



