GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS, 



Concave, curved inwards, as in the outer 

 margin of forewing of Ccclites epimitiihia, 

 PI. Xin, /. 31; or the scallops in the 

 margin of hindwing of Fapilio IcEStrygonum, 

 see Frontispiece. 



Confluent, running together, {confliiens, 

 flowing into). 



Congeneric, belonging to the same genus. 



Constricted, drawn together, or contract- 

 ed so as to be narrower or smaller at certain 

 points like a string of beads at the intervals 

 between the beads, {cotistrtngere, to draw 

 tight, to strain). 



Contiguous, touching joining, (cott, with, 

 iaiigeie, to touch). 



Convex, curved outwards, as in the inner 

 margin of forewing of Euplcea elisa, $, 

 PL VIII, /. 14. 



Convergent, directed towards one point, 

 (con, with ; vergere, to incline). 



Cordate, heart-shaped, [cor, the heart). 



Coriaceous, leathery, if S> turn, leather). 



Corneous, homy, hard, [comil, a horn). 



C"^STA, the anterior or costal margin, (casta, 

 a rib). See p. 11. 



Costal, at or pertaining to the costa. 



Coxa, the hip, the first joint (see Joint) of 

 the leg from the body, projected downward. 

 See p. 10 and PI. I. 



Crenated, having the edge regularly 

 notched whether leaving rounded or angular 

 projections, (oena, a notch). 



Crenulated, diminutive of crenated, (ere- 

 ttiila, a little notch). 



Crepuscular, affecting the twilight, {crcpitS' 

 ciilum, little night, dim, twilight). 



Cretaceous, chalky, {ctela, chalk). 



Cupreous, coppery, (cuprum, copper). 



Dentate, toothed ; used to express the out- 

 line of a wing or marking when furnished 

 with projections. 



Denticulate, small-toothed, (denticHlatus, 

 furnished with small teeth or prongs). 



Diaphanous, transparent, pellucid, (Sja- 

 ^aiveiv, to let (a thing) be seen through). 



DlGONEUTic, having two broods in the years, 

 ($/j twice , yrwfii^, a begetting). 



Dimorphism, presenting two different forms 

 or appearances, (S/j, twice ; [jiop(p^, shape, 

 form, appearance) ; thus when the sexes 

 differ it is sexual dimorphism, and when the 

 spring and autumn broods differ it is sea- 

 sonal dimorphism. 



Disc, a somewhat indefinite expression for a 

 portion of the surface of the wing. See 

 p. 12. 



Discal. at or pertaining to the disc. 



DiscAL Spaces, the spaces between the 

 nervules on the disc. 



DiscocicLLULAR Nervules, the nerVules 

 closing the discoidal cell of the wing. See 

 p. II and PL I. 



Discoidal Cell, the part of the wing 

 enclosed between the subcostal and median 

 nervures and disco-cellular nervules. See 

 p. II. 



Discoidal Interspaces, the spaces above 

 the discoidal nervules. See p. 12. 



Discoidal Nervules, the nervules extending 

 from the disco-cellulars to the outer margin. 

 See p. II and PL I. 



Discoidal Streak, a streak within the dis- 

 coidal cell. 



Diurnal, pertaining to the day time, as 

 opposed to nocturnal, (dies, a day). 



Divaricated, spread asunder, (divaricdre, to 

 stretch apart). 



Dorsal, pertaining to the back ; in butterflies, 

 the upper surface of the thorax and abdo- 

 men, (dorsiiin, the back). 



Duplex, two-fold ; double, divided. 



Emarginate, having the margin interrupted 

 by a notch or segment apparently cut out. 

 See inner margin of hindwing of Epinephele 

 davendra, PL XV, /. 39, (e, from or out of ; 

 7nargo, a margin). 



Emitted, sent out, (einitto, I send forth). 



Entire, used with reference to the wings, to 

 signify that the outline is even and regular. 



Erectile, capable of being erected or raised. 

 Exarticulate, having no joints. 

 Excised, cut out, (ex, out ; ccedo, I cut). 

 Exsertkd, protruded, (exsliv, I put forth, cr 

 thrust out). 



