GLOSSARY. 381 



Mentum, chin, or base of tongue, p. 32 ; p. 225, fig. 58, fig. 59. 



Metatarsus, the basal joint of the tarsus ; that next the tibia. 



Metathorax, the third segment of the thorax, bearing the third pair of 

 legs, and second pair of wings. 



Mesothorax, the middle segment of the thorax, bearing the second pair 

 of legs and first pair of wings. 



Moniliform, like a string of beads. 



Ocelli, simple eyes, p. 27. 



Onychia, foot- pads. 



Ovoid, egg- like. 



Palpi, feelers. 



Paraglossce, filaments growing on the tongue in Hymenoptera, p. 225, 

 fig. 58, b : 59, b. 



Pectinate, toothed, like a comb. 



Perfoliate (antennae), like leaves run through with a thread, p. 65, 

 fig. 3. 



Phytophagous, plant-eating. 



Prosternum, front of the sternum. 



Prothorax, first segment of the thorax bearing the first pair of legs. 



Pseudo, false. 



Pulvilli, foot-pads. 



Pupa, the insect in its second stage ; in Butterflies the Chrysalis, see 

 Ch. IV. 



Rypophagous, filth-eating. 



Scutellum, little shield, a triangular part of the raesothorax seen at the 

 base of the elytra. Conspicuous in some Heteroptera. 



Serrate, toothed like a saw. 



Setaceous, bristle-like. 



Shank, see Tibia. 



Stemmata, simple eyes, p. 27. 



Sternum, the breast-plate. 



Stigma, a spot on the costa of the whig ; conspicuous in Neuroptera 

 and Hymenoptera. 



Sub-imago, see p. 135 7. 



Tarsus, the foot, or last series of joints in the leg, generally ending in a 

 pair of claws, p. 35, fig. 9, e, &c. 



Tegmina, the roof-shaped thickened fore-wings in Orthoptera and 

 Homoptera. 



Tegula, a pair of large triangular scales fixed to the base of the fore- 

 wings in Lepidoptera. 



Thigh, see Femur. 



Thorax, that section of the body which bears the legs and wings. 



Tibia, the second long joint of the leg, or shank, p. 35, fig. 9, d. 



Trifid, cleft in three. 



Trochanter, the second joint of the leg, p. 35, fig. 9, 6 (sometimes con- 

 sisting of two pieces), see p. 35. 



Trophi, organs of the mouth. 



Ungues, foot-claws. 



<J, male. 



9, female. 



, neuter. 



