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hamatus, bent like a hook. 



hastatus, halberd shaped; a part terminating by a big thorn 



hmsteUum, the sucker; (diptera) it is formed by the assemblage of inflexible se- 

 tce and enclosed in a rostellum or proboscis. See ligula. 



head, the anterior portion of the body connected at base with the thorax- it inclu 

 des occiput cranium (calva.) clypeus, frons, vertex, gena, mouth and tmla 



helms, honey-yellow; dark yellow with some red, very similar to croceus 



Itenu, hemes, (prefix from the greek.) half. 



hemielytra, hemiptera, half wing, coriaceus at base and membranaceous at tip- bugs 



hepaticolor, liver-brown, dark brown with some gray-green 



hermaphrodUus, ,Hermes=Mercur, a god and Aphrodfte=Venus, a goddess) an in- 

 sect one half of which is male, the other half female, best seen on winas 

 and antennas. 



heterocera, (lepidoptera) having the antenna differently shaped inland O (Bom- 



byx, noctua) opposite to Bhopalocera. 

 heteros, (greek) unequal. 

 heterogems, different, aberant, abnormal. 

 hderomeri, (legs) with an unequal number of tarsi, the anterior pair with five 



tarsi, the posterior pairs with only four tarsi. 

 heteronymous, unequal; if two parts compared with each other, are of different 



quality e. g. alse heteronomas of coleoptera. (elytra and wings ) 

 heteropalpi, different number of palpal joints in tf and O e. g. in Phryganidse 

 hexagonum, a form with six equal sides, meeting in six "equal angles & 

 hexapoda, having six feet, as in all true insects. 

 Mans, gaping. 



hirsvMs, hirtus, densely clothed with short strong stiff hairs. 

 hispidus, rough; sparsely clothed with stiff short hairs 



hoary, covered with a fine white silvery substance or pubescence. See pruninosus 

 holosenceus, with silken hairs; when short shining hairs lie closely to the surface 



resembling silk or satin. 

 homos, (greek) equal. 



homelytra, elytra of equal substance like those of lepidoptera 

 homoeomeri, (legs) with an equal number of tarsi. 

 homoeonomus, of the same substance. 



hornotene, retaining the primitive form, (not changing the form by moulting) 

 homogenous, of the same kind or nature. 

 horizontal, parallel to the horizon. 



horns, a word used by some writers to designate the antenna 

 humerahs, (wing or elytron.) with angulated projecting margin at the base 

 humerus, the region of the exterior basal angle of the elytra. 

 hyacinthinus, dark red with yellow-brown. 

 hyalinus, transparent, vitreous. 

 hybrida, bastards, the offspring of two different species (of one genus) usually 



not productive. 

 hydro, a prefix, means belonging to the water 



hymenoptera, an Order of Insects with four membranaceous marked wings and a 

 perfect metamorphosis as bees, wasps, ants. 



