GLOSSARY 



Abbreviated. Shortened. 



Abortive. Imperfectly developed. 



Abdo'men. The posterior devision of the body. 



Abnormal. Unnatural; exceptional. 



Aculeate. Prickly. 



'AciVminate. Ending in a prolonged point. 



Adeph'agous. Ravenous; predaceous. 



Adult 7 . Full-grown. 



Agamic. Bringing forth living young, or depositing fertile eggs 

 without the intervention of the male. 



Alime'nt'ary canal. The duct by which food is conveyed 

 through the body. 



Alula. A small appendage to the hind edge of the base of the 

 wing in the Two-winged Flies. 



A'nal. Pertaining to the opening at the lower end of the ali- 

 mentary canal. 



An'gulated. Formed with corners. 



AnaFogous. Closely similar. 



An'nulated. Funiishedwith colored wings. 



Anom'alous. Irregular. 



Anten'nse. The two horn-like appendages to the head (Figs* 

 89 and 103). 



Ante'rior. In front. 



A'pex. ^The terminal point; the tip. 



Ap'ical. At, or belong to, a tip. 



Ap'odous. Destitute of feet. 



Append'age. Something added to without being essentially 

 necessary. 



Approximate. Near, or near together. 



Ap'terous. Destitute of wings. 



