258 GLOSSAEY OF TEEMS. 



Coronet. The ellipsoidal ridge enclosing the dorsal 



area in the male puparia of the Lecaniinse. 

 Coxa. The first joint of the leg. 

 Dermis. The cuticle or skin. 

 Digitules. Appendages usually present on the feet of 



the CoccidaB, either broadly dilated or in the form 



of knobbed hairs. 



Dimerous. Composed of two pieces. 

 Dorsal. Relating to the upper parts of the body. 

 Dorsum. The back or upper parts of the body. 

 Ecdysis. The act of casting off an integument. 

 Exuviae. Discarded skins. 

 Fecundation. The act of impregnation. 

 Femur. The thigh or third joint of the leg. 

 Filiform,. Thread-like. 

 Fimbriate, fimbriated. Fringed. 

 Gense. The cheeks. 

 Genital armature, genitalia. The reproductive organs 



of the male. 

 Gestation. The period during which the female is 



maturing the ova or embryos. 

 Gibbose. Having a hump or rounded elevation. 

 Habitat. The natural abode or locality. 

 Halteres. A pair of small organs which replace the 



hind wings of the male. 

 Lamellae. Thin plates or scales. 

 Larva. The first active stage of the insect. 

 Mentum.- The lower part of the mouth. 

 Mesothorax. The median division of the thorax. 

 Metathorax. The hinder division of the thorax. 

 Mm. (millimetre). The 1000th part of a metre, or 



approximately one twenty-fifth of an inch. 

 Monomerous. Of a single piece or joint. 

 Monotypic. Having one representative only, as a genus 



with a single species. 



Nervures. The so-called veins of the wing. 

 Ocelli. The simple or supplementary eyes. 

 Oviparous. Producing eggs. 

 Oviposition. The act of laying eggs. 



