Glossary of Technical Terms. 



Aual 



Anal angle 

 Annulet 



Antennso 



Anterior 

 Apex 



Apical area 

 Apterous 



Basal area 



Central area 



Centro-dorsal 



Claspers 

 Costal border . 

 Costal nervure 



Coxae 



Cubital vein . 



Diptera 



Dipterous 

 Distal 



Dorsal surface 



Elongate 



Elytra 



Excreta 



Femora 

 Fringes 



Genus 



Hymenoptera 



Hinder extremity of body. 



Hindermost angle of wing nearest to the abdomen. 



A tiny white flap observable in a house fly close to root of 



wing. 

 Two slender organs of varying length and form projecting 



from the head and familiarly termed ' ' feelers. ' ' 

 The foremost or front portion. 

 Pointed extremity of an organ, or sharpest angle or tip of a 



wing. 

 That portion of a wing in the vicinity of its apex or tip. 

 Wingless. 



That portion of a wing in the vicinity of its root or base. 



That portion of a wing lying between its apical and basal 



portions. 

 The centre of the back or upper surface of a body. For 



example the suture of the wing-cases in a beetle is situated 



centro- dorsal ly. (See Plate IV.) 

 A pair of prolegs attached to the anal segment. 

 Frontal portion of wing bordering the costal nervure. 

 Usually the strongest vein or nervure of a wing forming its 



frontal edge. (See C.N., plate I., fig. 2, p. 6.) 

 The basal joint of a leg, forming the point of its attachment 



to the thorax. 

 One of the main nervures strengthening the centre of a wing. 



(See C.V., plate — , fig. — .) 



A group of class Insecta, comprising species possessing only 

 two wings, such as mosquito, blow-fly, March-fly, etc. 



Two-winged. 



That portion of a leg-joint or other body appendage which is 

 farthest from the point of its attachment. 



The back or upper surface of the body. (See ' ' Centro- 

 dorsal. ") 



Much longer than broad. 



Wing-covers or cases, forming the horny back of a beetle. 



Matter constituting the excrement or dung of insects. 



The thickest large joint of a leg, con-esponding to the thigh. 



A fringe of short hairs or scales occurring on the edges of the 

 wings of a moth or butterfly. 



An assortment of objects possessing in common many well- 

 marked characters. 



A group of class Insecta, including such insects as bees, ants, 

 wasps, &c. 



