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fossula, a sinus ; a small hollow; foveola and scrobiculus have nearly the 



same meaning. 

 fosmloe, the hollows at the sides of the head to conceal the antennae, in Ela- 



teridae, Curculionidae. 

 fossulatus, (surface) with oblong impressions. 

 fovea, a small round impression. 

 foveotatus, covered with deep impressions, which become narrower towards 



their bottom. 

 fractus, broken (of antennae). 

 fragile, brittle : easily broken. 



frons, anterior portion of the head, included by the eyes, vertex and nasus. 

 fulgiAus, shining. 



ftdiginosus, sooty: color of soot ; (nut-brown); dark brown with a little red. 

 fidvus, light brown, with much yellow. 



fit unit n.s, smoky-gray, like the color of smoke, (inclining to brown.) 

 funiculatus, whip-like ; a part, long, slender and composed of many flexible 



joints. 

 fimiculus=flagelluin. 

 furca, fork. 



fin-cat us. forked : terminating in two divisions. 

 fust us. dark brown, a plain mixture of black and red. 

 fusciformis, spindle-shaped, cylindric or columnar gradually tapering more 



or less to each end. 



G. 



(ntlm, helmet, a dilated anarticulate, membranaceous piece on each maxilla. 



in Orthoptera. 

 galeotheca, The cover of The above in The pupa sTate. 

 l/nstr'iriis. belonging To the belly. 



gastrotheca, The cover of the abdomen in pupae =somatotheca. 

 gelatinosus, jelly-like .; having the consistence of jelly. 

 geminatus, geminus, situated in pairs. 

 gem iimt us, adorned; decorated with golden or bright colored spots on the 



wings. 

 gi an. cheek : a portion of the head on each side immediatlyfbeneath the eye.s. 

 (]< nictUatus, knee-jointed ; bending abruptly in an obtuse angle. See fractus, 

 genu, knee : joint between femur and tibia. 

 i/t iih a. I inn. little knee. 

 r/t mis. an assemblage of species, which correspond in particular characters, 



bul differ in less essential. Therefore every species must have the 



generic characters. 

 geometridce, (larvae) which when walking alternately elevate and straighten 



the middle of their body : e. g. those of the genus Geometra : opposed 



Ti i rectigrade. 



