crispatus = plicatus. 



cristatns, with a prominent longitudinal carina on its upper surface. See 



carina. 

 eroeeus, saffron-colored, yellow witli red=aurantiaeus. 

 crueiatus, having the shape of a cross. 

 craciato-eomplieatus, cross-wise folded, (wings) incumbent, but the inner 



margins lay one over the other. 

 crustaciw, somewhat hard, elastic, resisting the pressure of the finger ; a 



rigid calcareous substance. 

 crypto, hidden, concealed. See Pseudo. 

 erystallimis, transparent like crystal. 

 eubitfcs, the second nervure of the exterior margin of the wing, extending 



from the base to the carpus. 

 eucuUatus, capuch-shaped. 

 cucurbitaceus, melon-shaped. 



culmen, the longitudinal carina of a caterpillar. * 

 cidtratus, cvMriformis, knife-shaped, long, broadly flattened and sharp on 



one side, shaped like a pruning knife. 

 cumidatus, in heaps, in groups. 

 cuneatus cuneiformis, wedge-shaped, broad and truncate at one end, and 



attenuated at the other, as the palpi in Oychrus, Carabus. 

 cttpreus, copper-cMored, the metallic red of pure, shining copper. 

 curvatus, curved. 

 cuspidatus, prickly pointed, ending in a sharp point, an acuminated point 



ending in a bristle. See mucronatus. 

 euspis, a pointed process at the margin of the wings. 

 custoditus, guarded, a body in an envelop, e. g., Chrysalis custodita. 

 cyathiformis, wineglass-shaped, more or less obconical and concave. See 



calathiform , acetabuliform . 

 eyaneus, pure dark blue, Prussian or Indigo blue. 

 eylindricus, a round body, equally thick throughout. See cohimnaris, atten- 



natiis. 

 cymbiformis, boat-shaped ; navicular. 

 cyatotheca, the cover of the thorax in pupa. See eephaloteca. 



D. 



Dactylus, finger; toe. ^digitut. 

 deridwus, falling off easily. = caducus. 



declinatus, declined, a part somewhat bent with apex downward. 

 declivius, steep precipitous. k 



decrepitans, crackling. ' 



decwmbens, bending down ; upright at base and bending down at tip; (of 

 hairs) (do ly. lying to the surface. See proeumbens. 



