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'GLOSSARY. 



Prismatic. Three-sided; like a prism. 



ProboVcis. The beak or sucker. 



Process. A projecting part of any surface. 



Prolegs. The fleshy legs of caterpillars. 



Protho'rax. The first division of the thorax to which the first 



pair of legs is attached (Fig. 89). (In the Beetles, Bugs, 



Grasshoppers and similar insects, this part is commonly 



termed the thorax), 



Pru'inose. Frosted; covered with a whitish powder. 

 Pterostig'rna. Same as Stigma. 

 Pubes'cent. Clothed with very fine hairs or down. 

 Pulviirii. Small cushions beneath the feet of the Two-winged 

 . Flies. 

 Punctured. Marked with minute impressed dots, as if pricked 



with the point of a pin. 



Fig. 354. 



Pu'pa. Same as Chrysalis; The term Chrysalis is usually 

 applied to such pupa3 as are incapable of moving about 

 (Fig. 353); while those which are active (Fig. 354) are 

 commonly called Pupse. 



Quad'rate. Square, or nearly so. 



QuieYcent. Being in a state without motion. 



Rapto'rial.; Adapted for seizing prey. 



Ren'iform. Kidney-shaped (Fig. 121, mr). 



Retic'ulated. Like net-work. 



Retractile. Capable of being drawn back. 



Ros'trum. Beak. 



Rudimentary. In an imperfectly developed condition. 



RufeVcent. Somewhat reddish. 



Ru'fous. Reddish. 



Rugose'. Wrinkled. 



