404 GLOSSARY. 



Griseous, light gray 



Habitation, or Habitat, a situation or locality frequented by insects. 



Head, the anterior part of the body. 



Hibernaculum, a case of web and leaves in which larvae or pupae 



hibernate ; or a cocoon of silk. 

 Hibernate, to pass through or survive the winter. 

 Hind margin, that part of the fore wings which is included between 



the base and the posterior angle. 

 Hirsute, rough with strong hairs. 

 Hispid, bristly ; rough with stiff, short, sparse hairs. 

 Hoary, covered with a fine white silvery substance or pubescence. 

 Humerus, the anterior base of the wing. 

 Hyaline, transparent ; vitreous. 

 Imago, the perfect or adult insect. 

 Imbricated, tiled; placed one over another, like shingles on the 



roof of a house. 

 Immaculate, without spots. 

 Incanous, hoary. 



Inconspicuous, not readily discernible. 

 Inner margin, or Interior margin, that margin of the hind wings 



which extends from the base to the anal angle ; by some authors 



used to denote the posterior or hind margin of the fore wings. 

 Iris, of an ocellate wing-spot, is a circle that surrounds the principal 



spot. 

 Irrorate, sprinkled. 

 Joints, or Articulations, the divisions of the body or segments of the 



larva ; the divisions of the pupa, more particularly the abdomen ; 



the divisions of the antennae. 

 Keel, the carina. 



Labial palpi, articulated filaments, one on each side of the labium 

 Labium, the lower lip. 

 Labrum, the upper lip. 

 Lanceolate, lance- or spear-shaped. 



Larva, the second stage of an insect, counting the egg the first. 

 Larvarium, a retreat of silk and leaves, or of silk, in which some 



larvae stay when not feeding. 

 Lateral, situated on the side. 

 Lenticular, lens-shaped. 

 Lepidoptera, an order of insects having four wings covered with 



minute imbricated scales ; butterflies and moths. 



