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GLOSSARY. 



Em-pod'i-ttm. The spurious claw 

 (pseudonychia) situated be- 

 tween the two normal claws; 

 e.g., Lucanus. 

 En' te-ron (Gr. enteron). A gen- 

 eral term applied to the diges- 

 tive canal as a whole. 

 En-tire'. With a simple, not in- 

 dented, edge. 

 Ep'i-lobe. In Carabidae, a lateral 

 appendage of the lobes of the 

 mentum. 

 Epi-fhar'ynx. The soft fold or 

 projection within the mouth 

 situated under the labrum. 

 E-piph'y-sis. In Lepidoptera, a 

 stout spur on the fore tibia. 

 Any projecting process. 

 E-pi-plu'ra. The portion of the 

 elytron of a beetle bordering 

 the inner edge of the indexed 

 portion of the elytron. (Le 

 Conte.) 

 E-pis'to-ma. That part of the 

 face of flies situated between 

 the front and the labrum; the 

 clypeus. 

 E-ru'ca. Caterpillar. 

 Ex-cis'ed. Cut off. 

 Ex-curv'ed. Curved outwards. 

 Ex'pla-nate. Spread or flatten- 

 ed out. 

 Ex-sert'ed. Protruded, thrust 



out; opposed to enclosed. 

 Ex-u'vi-ijm. The cast skin of in- 

 sects; exuviate, to cast the skin; 

 to moult. 

 Fa'ci-es. The face, in Dipt era. 

 Fal'cate. Sickle-shaped. 

 Far'i-nose. Mealy. 

 Fas'oi-A. A stripe broader than 

 a line. 



Faun 'a. An assemblage of ani- 

 mals peopling any given region 

 or country. 



Fa-vose'. Pitted, scrobiculate. 



Fe-nes'trat-ed. Marked with 

 transparent spots surrounded 

 by a darker color, like window- 

 panes. 



Fer-ru'gi-nous. Rust-colored. 



Fil-i-form. Thread-like. 



Fim'bri-ate. Fringed. 



Fis-sip'a-rous (Lat.fissus, cleft; 

 pmio, to bring forth). Ap- 

 plied to a form of asexual gen- 

 eration where the parent splits 

 into two parts, each part be- 

 coming a new individual. 



Fla-gel'lum. The terminal di- 

 vision of the antenna, in wasps, 

 bees, etc. 



Fla-ves'cent. Somewhat yel- 

 low. 



Flex'tj-ous. Almost zigzag. 



Fo-li-a'ce-ous. Leaf-like. 



Fo-ra'men. An opening; a per- 

 foration. 



For'ci-pat-ed. Forceps-like. 



For'ni-cate. Concave within 

 and convex without. 



Fo ve-a. A rounded cavity. 



Fov'e-o-late. Covered super- 

 ficially with cavities like a 

 honeycomb. 



Fkee. Unrestrained in articulat- 

 ed movement; not soldered at 

 the points of contact. 

 Fken'u-lum. Diminutive of 

 frenwm, a bridle, or band. Tne 

 sameasfrenum; or, in Cicada?, 

 the triangular lateral piece on 

 the mesonotum which connects 

 with the trochlea. 



