Xxn GLOSSAKV. 



Fi?A7;7wir.— Tlie outer aclornment of the surface ot the body, whicli generally 

 takes the form of short hairs, yet every variety and intermediate grade 

 from strong spines to the finest dust may be found. Large spines, 

 isolated and regularly placed, or numerous and irregularly placed, are 

 spoken of as sut-h. Bristles, the position of which is constant in 

 the genus or species are referred to as choetotactic bristles, and are 

 most valuable adjuncts in classification ; they are named according to 

 their situation on the body (see ClicBfotaxy). Irregularly placed bristly 

 hairs (such as are met with in abundance in Psyciiodid.e) have no 

 technical term. Finer vestiture is known as hair, if comparatively long 

 and in any way coarse, shaggy or woolly; if fairly short and fine, it is 

 known as 2^uhescence, and this is the commonest form of all. Very short 

 erect closely set hair is known as pile ; a shorter vestiture still is called 

 fomenfnm ; after which the finest form recognised is termed dust, or the 

 surface is said to he 2^oUinosr. 



Vinaceoits. — The colour of light claret. 



Vitta. — A short longitudinal stripe or mark. 



