13 Anu 



Anterior. — Before in place ; previous. (L. ante, 

 before.) 



Anterior angle. — (Ihorax.) — The lateral angle 

 near the head on each side. (L. ante, and 

 angulus, a corner.) 



Anterior margin. — (Wing.) — Ihe costal margin; 

 the margin on the anterior side of the wings, 

 extending from the base to the apex. 



Anterior palpi. — The labial palpi. 



Anterior wings. — The superior or upper wings. 



Anthracinus. — Coal black, a deep shiny black, with 

 a bluish tinge. (Gr. anthrax, coal.) 



Anti-. — Greek prefix signifying opposite, against, 



or in place of. 

 Anticlypeus. — The anterior part of the clypeus to 



which the labrum is attached. (Sharp.) (L. 



ante, and clypeus, a shield.) 



AntUa. — The oral instrument of Lepidoptera, in 

 which the ordinary trophi are replaced by a 

 spiral, bipartite, tubular machine for suction, 

 with its appendages. It includes the solen- 

 aria, and fistula. (Gr. anti, and lego, to speak.) 



Antrorsum. — (Direction) Forward, in contra- 

 distinction to Rursus — backwartl. (Gr. anti, 

 not, and L. rursus, backward.) 



Anus. — Ihe vent ; the terminal portion and 

 external opening of the rectum, situated in the 

 end of the body in the tenth or eleventh seg- 

 ment; it is bounded on the sides by the paranal 

 lobes, and beneath by the infra-anal lobes. (L. 

 the fundament.) 



