THE DICTIONARY OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



A. — A prefix of Latin and G-reek words, and as a 

 prefix to Latin words, means, away from, as 

 avert, to turn from ; and Avhen prefixed to Greek 

 words, it means, not, or without, as atom, what 

 cannot be divided. 



Abbreviate, Abbreviatus. — Disproportionately shorb 

 in part ; when apparently unnaturally 

 shortened. (L. ad, and hrevis, short.) 



Abbreviate fascia. — A fascia traversing less than 

 half the wing. (See Dimidiate fascia.) 



Abdomen. — The portion of an insect comprising all 

 the segments beyond the podeon, or peduncle. 

 (Newman.) 



The posterior apodous region of the body, 

 consisting of ten or fewer segments, which are 

 usually freely articulated, although occasionally 

 some of them are fused. (Boas.) 



The third and last chief division of the body 

 of insects (Burmeister). (L. abdo, to conceal.) 



Abdominal ganglia. — Small oval nerve centres, 

 situated one in each segment, between the 

 alimentary canal and the large ventral 

 muscles. (L. abdo, and ganglion.) 



