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y The abdomen, with the annuli or rings of which 

 this part is composed ; very conspicuous in 

 such of the Lepidoptera as are figured in 

 Plate 27, 28, and 29. 



A A The anterior wings. 



B B The posterior wings. 



/* h The bases of the wings. 



i i The tips. 



k k k k The anterior margin. 



/ / The posterior or internal margin. 



m m mm The external edges. 



n n The lower corners of the anterior wings. 



o o The upper corners of the posterior wings. 



}] p The abdominal edges. In the butterfly tribe 



this part forms the abdominal groove. 

 q q The anal angle. 

 r r The tails ; whereof some species have four, as 



in Plate 1, 2, and 7. 

 s s The eyes on the wings. From round spots 



resembling an eye. 

 t A waved bar. 

 u u An irregular indented bar. 



The terms upper side and under side, mentioned in all the descriptions of the farina- 

 ceous tribe, require no explanation. 



Explanation 



a The head. 



b The palpi. 



c The antennae. 



d The eyes. 



e The dorsum of the prothorax, commonly called 



the thorax in beetles ; whereof the under part 



is the prosternum. 

 / The lateral margin of the thorax. 

 g The posterior margin of the thorax. 

 h h The upper horn. 

 i i The lower horn. 

 k The scutellum. 

 1 1 The wing cases, or elytra. 

 m m The suture. 



of Fig. II. 



n n The lateral margin of the wing cases. 



o The anus. 



p The fore thigh. 



q The middle thigh. 



r The hinder thigh. 



s s The fore tibiae. 



t t The middle tibiae. 



u u The hinder tibiee. 



w w w w w w The tarsi. 



X X X X X X The articulation of the tarsi with the 



tibite. 

 y y y The articulation of the tibiee with the 



femora. 

 z z z The hooks or claws, (ungues.) 



a, The head. 



b b The palpi. 



c c The antennae. 



dd The eyes. 



e The prosternum ; whereof the upper part is the 



prothorax. 

 / The mesosternum. 

 g g The dilated posterior coxae. 

 /* /( h h The abdomen, with its annuli or rings. 

 o The anus. 

 p The fore thighs. 



Explanation of Fig. III. 



q q The middle thighs. 



r r The hinder thighs. 



s s The fore tibiae. 



t t The middle tibiae. 



u u The hinder tibiae. 



w w w WW w The tarsi. 



X X X X X X The articulation of the tarsi with the 



tibiffi. 

 y y y y y y The articulation of the tibiae with the 



femora, or thighs. 

 z z The hooks or claws, (ungues.) 



Fig. IV. is inserted only to shew the three little eyes, which are placed in a triangular 

 manner, and mentioned in some of the descriptions, viz. Plate 43. Fig. 4, 5, 6, &c. 



