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Hyaline. — Transparent ; water-like in hue. (Gr. 

 hyalos, glass.) 



Hyaline. — Glossy. (Gr. hyalos.) 



Hybrid. — The offspring of two different species. 

 (L. hybrida.) 



Hymenoptera. — A group of hexapoda, an order of 

 insects, like the bee, having four membranous 

 wings. (Gr. hymen, a membrane, and fteron, 

 a wing.) 



Hyper — -A Greek prefix signifying over, beyond, 

 or excess. 



Hypermetamorphosis. — When an insect . passes 

 through more than the three normal stages of 

 metamorphosis. To explain this the example 

 of the larva of the Oil Beetle is taken : — ^This 

 campodiform larva lives an active life on plants 

 until it attaches itself to a bee, which carries 

 it to the hive, where it feeds on her eggs. 

 After casting the skin it becomes a short-legged 

 grub, and feeds on the honey. Another change 

 of skin leads to a third stage, in which no food 

 is taken, the jaws being immovable, and the 

 legs reduced to tubercles. A third moult is 

 succeeded by the fourth and final larval condi- 

 tion ; the Oil Beetle grub being now a maggot 

 resembling in appearance those of the bees, 

 living and feeding on honey. (Gr. hyper, meta- 

 morphosis, a transformation.) 



Hypistoma. — The hypopharynx. (Gr. hypo, and 

 stomoma, the mouth .j 



