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flexible and rather curling hairs like wool. Ex. 

 Melolontha lanigera F. 



12. LANUGINOSE (Lanuginosa). Covered with longish 



very soft fine down. Ex. Prothorax of Trichius 

 fasciatus. Thorax and base of the Abdomen of 

 Megachile circumcincta (Apis **. c. 2. . K.). 



13. HIRSUTE (HirsutaJ. Covered with long stiffish 



hairs very thickly set. Ex. Bombus. 



14. PLUMULOSE (Plumulosa). When the hairs branch 



out laterally like feathers. Ex. Hair on the base 

 of the Maxilla of Eucera (Apis ** d. 1. K.). 



15. HAIRY (Hirta). Covered with short stiffish sub- 



distinct hairs. Ex. Genus Lagria. 



16. TOMENTOSE (Tomentosa). Covered with short in- 



terwoven inconspicuous hairs. Ex. Aca?ithocinus 

 jEdilis. 



17. PUBESCENT (Pubescens). Covered with very fine 



decumbent shtfrt hairs. Ex. Harpalus rujicor- 

 nis, &c. 



18. STUPULOSE (Stupulosa). Covered with coarse de- 



cumbent hairs. Ex. Elytra of Melolontha vul- 

 garis. 



19. VELUTINOUS (Velutind]. Covered with very thick- 



set upright short hairs or pile, resembling velvet. 

 Ex. Trombidium holosericeum. Scutellum of Sta- 

 phylinus hybridus. 



20. HOLOSERICEOUS (Holosericea). Covered with thick- 



set shining short decumbent hairs, resembling 

 satin a . Ex. Under side of the body of Elophorus 

 stagnalis, Argyroneta aquatica, &c. 



* This kind of pubescence has usually been denominated sericeous 

 (scricca)'* but it certainly does not resemble silk, and is very different 



