Vestiturc. The outer adornment of the surface of the body, which 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 such. Bristles, the position of which is constant in 

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

 most valuable adjuncts in classification; they are named according to 

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

 hairs (such as are met with in abundance in PSYCHODIDJ.) 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 pubescence, and this is the commonest form of all. Very short 

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

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

 surface is said to be pottinosc. 



Vinaceous. The colour of light claret. 



Vitta. A short longitudinal stripe or mark. 



