GLOSSARY 



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Oviposi'tion. Act of depositing eggs. 



Ovipositor. The instrument by which the female lays her eggs. 



O'vum. An egg (Fig. 352, e and/). 



Fig. 352. 



HaTmate. Hand-shaped. 



Pal 7 pi. Feelers attached to the lower lip and the lower jaws 



(Figs. 89 and 103). 



Par'aglossa. Belonging to the Lingula. 

 Parasitic. Living in or upon another animal. 

 Parthenogenesis. Bringing forth living young or depositing 



fertile eggs without the previous intervention of the male. 

 Pata'gia. The shoulder tufts (Fig. 123, w). 

 PeVtinate. Comb-toothed (Fig. 115, a). 

 Pedicel. A short stein. 

 Pedun'cle. A stem. 



Pentani'erous. Having five joints in each foot. 

 Penultimate. The last but one. 

 Perfoliate. Flattened joints or plates surrounding the stem, 



the latter apparently passing through their centers (as the 



the terminal part of Fig. 98). 

 Petlolate. Supported on a stem. 

 Petiole. A stem. 



Pic'eous. Pitchy black. 



Pier'cer. An instrument that penetrates; the ovipositor. 

 Pile. Hair; usually hair arranged in rows. 

 Pilif erous. Bearing bristles or hairs. 

 Pilose 7 . Clothed with long flexible hairs. 

 Plumose 7 . Like a feather. 

 Poi'sers. Same as Halteres. 

 Porrect 7 . Straight out. 

 Posterior. Behind in position. 



