194 GLOSSARY. 



Sinus, a hollow ; a roTinded notch. 



Sparse, scattered, opposed to dense. 



Spinous, armed with spines. 



Spiracle, a breathing pore. 



Sternum, the breast, or under side of the thorax. 



Stria, plural Strice, an impressed or sunken line. 



Striate, marked with strias. 



Sub, prefixed to a word diminishes its meaning, equivalent to somewhat. 



Sub-clavate, somewhat or moderately club-shaped. 



Sub-cortical, living under bark. 



Subulate, awl-shaped. 



Sulcated, grooved. 



Tarsus, the jointed foot of insects. See page 14. 



Tergum,, the upper side of the abdomen. 



Terminal, situated at the extremity. 



Tessellated, chequered. 



Testaceous, pale brick-colored. 



Tetramerous, having four joints in all the tarsi. 



Thorax, the middle division of the body. 



Tibia, the shank, that part of the leg betweou the thigh and the tarsus. 



Tomentose, clothed with matted hair. 



Transverse, cross-wise. 



Transversal, having the width greater than the length. 



Trvmerous, having three joLuts in all the tarsi. 



Trochanter, an appendage to the base of the thigh. See page 27. 



Trochantin, a small accessory or supernumerary joint sometimes Interposed betweeu the coxa and 



the femur, in the anterior and middle legs. 

 Truncate, cut off square at the tip. 

 Tubercle, a little swelling or prominence. 



Venter, the under side of the abdomen. < 



Villose, or villous, clothed with long soft hair. 

 Vitta, a colored stripe running lengthwise. Compare with fascia. 



