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GLOSSARY. 



Larviparous. Kelating to the Larvipara, 

 viz those insects which produce their 

 young in the condition of larvae, in- 

 stead of eggs. 



Laryngeal. Pertaining to larynx. 



Larynx. The upper part of the wind- 

 pipe or trachea. 



Isitei-al. Placed at the side, or extend- 

 ing from one side to the centre. 



Lateral Teeth (in shells). Those teeth 

 which, taking their rise near the um- 

 boncs, proceed to some distance to- 

 wa.ds the sides of the shell. 



Lateritious. Of the color of brick-dust. 



iMtescence. Tendency to milk; milki- 

 ness or milky color. 



Latitude. The distance of any place on 

 the globe, north or south of the equa- 

 tor. 



Latticed. Formed with cross-bars or open 

 squares like network. 



Lay. To produce eggs. 



Leguminous. Pertaining to pulse, as 

 peas, beans, &c. 



Lemniscus (a riblvn, Lat.)- A term ap- 

 plied to the minute ribbon-shaped ap- 

 pendages of the generative pores in 

 Entoaza. 



Lenticular. Doubly convex, of the form 

 of a lens : i. e. having the opposite 

 sides convex and meeting in a sharp 

 edge. 



Lepidopterous. Pertaining to the Lepi- 

 doptera, the order of insects in which 

 the wings are clothed with, fine scales, 

 as butterflies and moths. 



Leporine. Pertaining to, or having the 

 nature or qualities of, the hare. 



Lethargic. Preternaturally inclined to 

 sleep. 



Levigate. Without any partial elevations 

 or depressions. 



Libidinous. Lustful. 



Ligament. A strong, compact substance, 

 softer than a cartilage, but harder than 

 a membrane, serving either to bind one 

 bone of an animal to another, or to 

 connect the valves in bivalve shells. 



Ligamental; Ligamentous. Of the nature 

 of a ligament; as a ligamentous mem- 

 brane. 



Ligneous. Composed of a hard, unelastic 

 substance, like wood. 



Ligniform. Resembling wood. 



Lignite. Fossil or bituminous wood. 



Ligula. The terminal or apical portion 

 of the labium in insects. 



Liguliform. When the tongue of an in- 

 sect emerges from the labium, is short, 

 flat, and not concealed within the 

 mouth. Ex. Vespa and many Hyme- 

 noptera. 



Lilac. Of a color resembling the flowers 

 of the lilac. 



Liliaceous. Lily-like, or pertaining to 

 lilies. 



Limb. A projecting member of the 

 body ; as an arm or a leg. Also, a 

 term used for the disc of bivalve 

 shells. 



Limbless. Destitute of limbs. 



Lineal. Allied by direct descent. In the 

 direction of a line. 



Linear. Narrow and of the same width 

 throughout. 



Lineated. Having lines on the surface. 



Lines of Growth (in conchology). The 

 concentric striae or lines formed by the 

 edges of the successive layers of shelly 

 matter deposited by the animal, by 

 which it increases the shell. 



Lingua. The tongue of insects, attached 

 to the inner surface of the lower lip. 



Linguadental. Formed or uttered by the 

 joint use*of the tongue and teeth. 



Linguaform. In the shape of a tongue. 



Linguiform. When the tongue of an in- 

 sect is quite distinct from the labium, 

 usually retracted within the month, 

 short, and shaped something like a 

 vertebrate tongue. 



Lips (in conchology). The two sides of 

 the aperture of spiral shells : that 

 which joins the columella is the inner, 

 and that part of the circumference op- 

 posite is called the outer lip. 



Liquefiable. That may be melted, or 

 changed from a solid to a liquid state. 



Liquescent. Becoming fluid. 



Lithocarp. Petrified fruit. 



Lithodendron. A name sometimes given 

 to coral on account of its resembling a 

 petrified branch. 



Lithoxyle. Petrified wood; wood con- 

 verted into stone. 



Littoral. Belonging to, or growing on, 

 the shore. 



Lituite. A fossil shell. 



