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GLOSSARY. 



C(e'cal. Ending blindly or in a 

 cul-de-sac. 



Cce'cum. A blind sac; usually 

 applied to one or more append- 

 ages of the digestive canal. 



Col'lo-phore. The sucker-like 

 organ extended from the under 

 side of the abdomen of Podu- 

 rans. 



Com-mis'sure. The nerves con- 

 necting two ganglia. 



Com-press'ed. Flattened later- 

 ally. 



Con-col'o-rotjs. Of the same 

 color as another part. 



Condyle. In insects, a process 

 at the base of the mandible, 

 by which the latter is articu- 

 lated to the lower end of the 

 epicranium. 



Con'flu-ent. Flowing or grow- 

 ing together. 



Con' nate. United; not sepa- 

 rated by an articulated suture; 

 also applies to the union of 

 the elytra where the hind 

 wings are absent. 



Corbel. A more or less oval 

 space at the distal end of the 

 tibia in beetles, and sur- 

 rounded by a fringe of short 

 minute bristles. 



Cor-bic'u-la. The pollen-bas- 

 ket; formed by the hollow- 

 outer surface of the hind tibia 

 of bees, with hairs on the side 

 and some bent over to keep 

 the load of pollen in place. 



Cor'date. Heart-shaped. 



Co-ri-a'ce-ous. Leathery. 



Cor'ne-ous. Horny, chitinous. 



Cor'ni-cle. The pair of tubes 

 on the end of the abdomen of 

 Aphides. (Siphunculus.) 



Cor'ti-cal. Relating to the cor- 

 tex or iuner skin; external, as 

 opposed to medullary. 



Costal (Lat. costa, a rib). Re- 

 lating to the ribs. 



Cre'nate. Scalloped, with 

 rounded teeth. 



Cribriform (Lat. cribrum, a 



" sieve ; forma, form). With 

 perforations like those of a 

 sieve. 



Crop. A partial dilatation of 

 the gullet or oesophagus, the 

 ingluvies; in many insects the 

 fore stomach or proventricu- 

 lus. 



Cu'pre-otjs. Coppery in color. 



Cu'ti-cle. The outermost layer 

 of the integument. 



Cre'mas-ter. The stout spine 

 at the end of the pupa; of 

 Lepidoptera. 



Crura (Lat. cms, a leg). A prop. 



Cten'i-di-um (Gr. ktenion, a 

 comb). Comb-like structures 

 situated on various parts of in- 

 sects, especially fleas, Nycteri- 

 bia, etc. 



Cub'i-tus. The vein just be- 

 hind the radius, or median, in 

 dragon flies, etc. 



Cul-tel'lus. One of the blade- 

 like mandibles of flies. 



Cul'tri-porm. Shaped like a 

 pruning-knife. 



Cu'ne-i-form. Wedge-shaped. 



Cu-pu'li-form. Like a cupule; 

 Lat. cupula, a little tub. 



