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Parapleurae. — Side pieces, situated near to, or on 

 either side of the acetabuhim, limited anteriorly 

 by the scapulae. They are often divided into 

 two. (Knoch.) 



Parapleurum. — The Parapleurae. — Those pieces of 

 the postpectus which are situated one on each 

 side of the acetabulum, behind the scapula ; 

 in some genera there are two on each side, and 

 may be distinguished into anterior and posterior 

 parapleurae (Say). 



Parapodium. — A foot-tubercle. (Gr. para, and 

 podion, dimin. of potjs, a foot.) 



Parapsidal suture. — The suture which separates 

 each side of the mesonotum from the median 

 portion of the segment in Ants. (Wheeler.) 

 (Gr. para, and A.S. side.) 



Parapsides. — The lateral portions of the scutellum 

 of the mesothorax when it is divided into three 

 by longitudinal sutural lines. 



Parapsis. — The area cut off from each side of the 

 mesonotum by the parajjsidal suture. (Wheeler.) 



Paraptera (pi. ae). — Tlie term McLoay gives to the 

 tegulae. (Gr. para, and pteron, a wing.) 



Parasite. — An animal which lives in, on, or at the 

 expense of the substance of another. Leuckhart 

 divided parasites into ecto- and endo-parasites, 

 according as they live on, or in, their hosts. 

 (Gr. para, and sites, food.) 



