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pectoralis, (thoracic) belonging or affixed t<> the underside of the thorax. 



pectus, the anterior, inferior portion of the trunk, included between the head 

 and postpeotus. 



pedes, the feet; this term is applied to the whole limb consisting of the femur, 

 tibia, and tarsus. 



pedicdlus, pedicle, the third joint of the antennae, particularly in Hymenoptera, 

 often forming the pivot, turning in the socket of the scapus, upon which 

 the other articulations, constituting the apex. sit. and by means of which 

 they often form an angle with that part; it is " le bouton" of Reaumur. 



peduncvlus, peduncle, a stalk or petiole. 



pedunculatus, elevated on a stalk or peduncle; see petiolatus. 



pettucidus, colored but transparent; see hyalinus. 



peltatus, target-shaped, 



pendent, pendylus, hanging down ( pupae of Rhopalocera.) 



penicillatus, with long flexible hair-bushes placed on a thin stalk, as on tibiae. 



pemcilMform, pencil shaped. 



penis, the genitals of the male, consisting of forceps and phallus. 



pennaceous, pennatus, feathered like the web of a quill. See plumosus. 



Pentagonwm, a surface bordered by five sides meeting in five angles, one of which 

 looks upwards. 



Pentameri, legs with five tarsal joints. 



penultimate, the last but one. 



perennial, continuing for several years. 



I,crt< •!'" it?, preforated; applied to those antennae of which the joints are transverse- 

 ly divided into thin plates, which are connected by a common stalk pass- 

 ing nearly through their centres. See clavate, pectinate. 



pergameneous, a thin long transparent substance somewhat resembling parchment. 



peripheria, the entire outline of a body. 



periphericus, (parts) standing at the outline of a body. 



peristefhium, that segment of the prostpectus anterior to the insertion of the inter- 

 mediate feet; it extends laterally to the scapulae, and is generally connec- 

 ted with the pectus by a membrane. 



Peritrema, the corneous surrounding at the opening of the stigmata. 



perpendicular, opposite to horizontal, meeting a horizontal line in a right angle. 



persistent, permanent. 



persicinus, dark rose-red; like the red of the blossoms of peaches. 



personatus, gaping; palpi personati, masked palpi, bent upwards and covering 

 the face; e. g. in Prosoponia. 



petiolatus, supported on a stem; (cellule) one of the cubital cellules is said to be 

 petiolated when it is triangular, and connected by means of a nervure with 

 the nervure of the radial cellule; this disposition more frequently occurs 

 in the second cellule. 



peUoius, a stem; the support which connects the base of the metathorax with the 

 base of the abdomen. 



PJialaeiitc, Linne's Noctuidse etc. phalerated, marked with stripes and bands, like 

 the harness of a horse. 



phallus, the masculine organ of generation. 



Phasmidce, a family of Orthoptera, as walking sticks etc. 



