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Cirrate. — fAntennso.) When the branches of a 

 pectinate antenna are very long and curled, 

 and sometimes, but not always, fringed with 

 hair. (L. cirratus, having curled hair, fringed.) 



Cirrus. — A curled lock of hair upon a thin stalk ; 



a fringe. (L.) 

 Claspers. — Processes of the male genitalia for 



holding the female during sexual union. (A.S. 



clyppan, to embrace.) 



Clathrate. — Latticed. (L. dalhrus, a lattice.) 



Clava. — The knob or club of the antennae. (L. 

 clava, a club.) 



Clavate. — Knobbed ; clubbed ; knob-like. (L. 



clava.) 

 Clavigerate. — (Antennae.) Terminating in a gradual 



club. (L. claviger, that bears a club.) 

 Clavola. — The club shaped end of antennae, taking 



the terminating joints collectively. The 



remaining joints of the antennae taken together. 



It includes the Capitulum. (From L. clava, 



a club.) 

 Clavus. — The hard part of the fore-wing next to 



the scutellum of the meson otum when the wings 



are closed. (L. nail.) 



Clavus. — The narrow strip of the elytra, which lies 

 at the side of the scutellum, of the Hemiptera- 

 Heteroptera. (Saunders.) (L.) 



Clypeate Head. — Wlien the head is tolerably flat, 

 and the margin of the clypeus and the front are 

 broad and flat. Caput clypeatum. (L. clypens, 

 a shield.) 



