EXPLANATION 



TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGY. 



A. 



A as prrfix of a word means wanting, without, a-pterus wingless. 



Sbrevwtus, (ated), shortened, not extending to the extremity of a given part. 



abdomen, posterior part of the body, divided into segments or rings. 



abscissus. cut off, as when a part has a straight margin. _ 



abseonditus, hidden, concealed, when a part, is retracted into another. 



acetabuliform, like a circular shallow saucer with incnrved sides. 



acetabulum, cavity for the insertion of the legs. 



aceus or iceus, affixed to a word means similar to. 



aciculatus, having a surface as if scratched with a needle. 



acicular, needle-shaped, closely allied to acerose, and more slender than sub- 

 ulate, with a more delicate and pungent point. 



acinaciform, cimitar-shaped ; sabre-shaped, one thick and straight edge, the 

 other curved and thin. 



aculeatus, (ate) prickly ; furnished with prickles, with slender pointed 

 processes. 



aculeus, small, sharp point ; the ovipositor, the appendage with which the 

 female lays her eggs ; (also the sting of bees, wasps etc.) 



acuminatus, becoming gradually narrower, tapering to a point; a point 

 lengthened out. 



acutus, sharp pointed ; becoming regularly narrower and terminating in a 

 point. 



adnatus, grown together, connected, abdomen attached to the thorax without 

 the intervention of a petiole. 



adspersus, dispersed, with markings consisting of closely standing small spots. 



aduncus, bent, a part slowly bent through its whole extent. 



aeneus, bronze-colored, the green color of old brass. 



aequale, is a part with equal diameter. 



aequilatus, is a part of equal breadth. 



aeriductus, spiracle ; the lateral appendages on the ventral segments of some 

 larvae (Dytiscus, Gyrinus etc.) 



aeruginosas, light bluish-green, the color of verdegris. 



a finis, related'to, joined in affinity. 



aggregates, by heaps ; in crowds on one spot (aggregate eyes). 



ala, wing ; alatus, winged. 



albidus, dusky white ; albus, white. 



alligatus, fastened by a thread, like the pupa of Papilio etc. 



alternatus, by turns, (striae alternately punctate). 



alutaceus, pale brown, (leather color). 



alveolatus, furnished with cells ; deeply pitted. 



alveolus, a cell like that of a honey-comb. 



amethystinus, blue with much red, like the brilliant colors of the amethys . 



ampliatus, moderately dilated. 



ambtdatory, formed for walking. See saltatory, cursory. 



anal angle, the inner posterior angle of the inferior wings of Lepidoptera. 



anastomosis, the connection of two nervures of wings, by means of a trans- 

 verse nervure. 



