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Tegmina. — The roof-shaped thickened iore-wings 

 in Orthoptera and Honioptera. (L. tegmen, a 

 covering.) 



Tegula. — A small tubercular plate immediately 

 at the base of each fore-wing, which covers the 

 metathoracic spiracle. (L. tegula, a tile.) 



Teli cerebroida. — The thirteenth and last cerebroida. 

 (Gr. telos, the end, and L. cerebrum.) 



Tell corculum.- — The corcula of the telum. (Gr. 

 telos, and L. corculum, a little heart.) 



Telson. — The last segment. (Gr. the limit.) 



Telum. — The thirteenth and last segment in 

 insects ; the last segment of the abdomen. 

 (From Gr. telos, the end.) 



Temple. — The side of the head. (A.S. tempel, — 

 Low L. temflum, a temple.) See Tempora. 



Tempora. — The temples, the posterior portion of 

 the sides of the head lying approximate to the 

 eyes. (L.) 



Tendon. — A strong bristle, or bristles, seen at the 

 base underneath in the underwings of Lepi- 

 doptera (L. tendo, to stretch.) 



Tenent. — Hairs which exude a thin mucilaginous 

 fluid. (From L. teneo, to hold, to stick.) 



Teneral. — A state of the imago after exclusion from 

 the pupa, in which it has not fully comj^leted 

 its clothing, colouring, etc. (From L. tener, soft, 

 young, tender.) 



