(il.OSSAin- OF TERMS L'SED. I'.il'A 



Erect. — StanclinjJT iiin'ighl ; luit lu'ccssiirily iierpeiKliculiii- 



Ei-ancsvcnt. — Dis;iiii)eariiiji ; bLH'oniin.s: firjiduiilly less. 



Evident. — Easily soou or rocojiiiizcd. 



E.ri}(in(lc(L — Spread or Hatteiunl out. 



E.rphuuttc. — Spread out aud flattened ; apiilied to a ui.ir^iu. 



E.fucrtcd. — Protruded: projecting i)eyoud tlie Ixxly. 



Exude. — To ooze or How slowly Ilin)u,i,'li minute oiicnin^s. 



Eacct. — A small face or surface; one of llic parts, areas or lens-lii<e di- 

 visions of the compound eye. 



Eaniili/. — A division of classiHcation including' a number of jrencra ai;re<'in;; 

 in one or a set of characters and so closely related that they are ap- 

 parently descended from one stem; opiniouative and indicaled iiy tiic 

 termination /(/(/'. 



Eosvid. — A transverse l)and or broad line: it is connnon when it crosses both 

 wings or wing covers. 



EitiiiKi. — The assemblage of animals iidiabiting a ri-ginn or country. 



EcDiiir; pi., Ecmora. — The thigh: see page 17. 



Eerrui/iiious. — Rusty red-browu. 



Eilamcnt. — A thread; a long, slender process of iMpial diameter Ihroughout. 



EUiform. — Thread-like; slender and of equal diameter. 



ElahcUatc. — With long, tlat processes folding like a fan. 



Ela vo-tcsfaceous. — Light yellow-brown. 



EhjiiKj-Jiairs. — Very long, slender surface hairs set in i»uncTnres. 



Eossorial. — Formed for or with the habit of digging or burrowing. 



Fovea; pi., Fovecc. — A shallow dejiressiou with well marked sides; a pit. 



FragUe.—TS,-Afi\\y breakable; thin and brittle. 



Free. — Unrestricted in movement; not firmly joiuetl with or united to any 

 other part 



Front. — The anterior portion of head; see page S. 



Fulroiis. — Tawny; light brown with much yellow. 



Eunirle. — The joints between the scape and club in elbowed anfenn.-e. 



Fiiseoits.- — Dark brown, approaching black. 



Eusiforni. — Spindle-shaped; tapering gradually to each end. 



Genu; pi., Genw.- — The cheeks; includes that portion of the head on each 



side below the eyes, and extends to the gular suture. 

 Geniculate.- — Elbowed; abruptly bent in an obtuse angle. 

 Genus. — An assemblage of species agi-eeing in some one character or series 



of characters; usually considered as arbitrary and opiniouative. 

 Glabrous. — Smooth; free from all vestiture. 



Glaucus. — Shining sea-green; whitish-blue inclining to gray lavender. 

 Globose. — Formed like a gh>be or sphere. 

 Granulated. — Covered with small grains. 

 Granule. — A little grain or grain-like elevation. 

 Gregarious. — Living in societies or communities ; but not social. 

 Gri.'seus. — Light gray; a mixture of white and black. 

 Group. — A division of classification used indefinitely for a series of allied 



species, genera or larger assemblages. 

 Gular suture. — The line of division between the gula or throat and the gena- 



or cheeks. 



