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Spiraculae. — The spiracles. (L.) 



Spiral Tongue. — The sucker of Lepidoptera ; the 

 thirj form of a suctorial mouth. (L. spiritus ; 



A.S. tunge, the tongue.) 



Spiritrompe. — Latreille's term for a spiral tongue. 



Splendent. — Shining, coloured ; possessing a 

 metallic lustre. (L. splendeo, to shine.) 



Split (capitum fissum). — (Antennae.) When the 

 joints upon one side are divided as by incisures. 

 (Apparently coined from M. Dut. splitten, to 

 split.) 



Spolle. — The cast skin. (L. spolium, the skin of 

 an animal.) 



Spungeous, Spongiose. — Spongy ; sponge-like ; 

 somewhat elastic in " substance. (L. spongia, 

 a sponge.) 



Spongiform. — ^Resembling a sponge ; soft and 

 porous. (L. spongia, and forma, like.) 



Spur. — A spine that is not a process of the cuticle, 

 but implanted in it. (A.S. spura.) 



Spurious ocellus. — A circular spot of colour without 

 any defined iris or pupil. (L. spurkis, of 

 illegitimate birth.) 



Spurious suture. — An impressed line which resembles 

 a suture, but does not divide the crust. (L. 

 spuriiis, and suture, from sua, to sew.) 



Squamae.— Scales. (L.) 



