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Commensals. — The term given to those insects 

 which inhabit galls not made by themselves, 

 but do not interfere with the host (species of 

 Cetonia, Balaninus, etc.). (L. com, and mensa.) 



Commissura. — A joint in the costal nerve of the 

 wings of Coleoptera, where they bend to take 

 a transverse fold. (L. a joint.) 



Common. — Common to two. When a spot, for 

 instance, is partly on one elytrum and partly 

 on another. (From L. communis, common.) 



Comose. — Terminating in a tuft of hair or brush- 

 like body ; comate. (L. coma, hair.) 



Complanate. — A convex or irregular surface, having 

 a plane slight depression. (From L. complano, 

 to level.) 



Complete. — Perfect ; entire ; finished. (L. com, 

 and pleo, to fill.) 



Complete metamorphosis.— When there is a quies- 

 cent or sealed-pupal stage in the life history 

 of an insect. When histolysis does take place. 



Complicate. — Having longitudinal folds. fL. com, 

 and plico, to fold.) 



Compostius. — Compound ; the term given to the 

 gullet when it has a long pear-shaped cell opening 

 from it, and extending beneath the stomach 

 and intestines, yet having no communication 

 with either ; this is the case in all flies and gnats 

 which feed on blood, and many of the same tribes 

 which subsist on other fluids ; the blood sucked 

 is at once received into it, and allowed to slowly 



