GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN TEXT.* 



Ahhrcriated. — Cut short; not of usual length. 



Abdomen. — The third or hindmost division of the insect body; see page 18. 



Abdominal. — Belonging or i^ertaining to the abdomen. 



Abermut. — Uimsnal; out of the ordinary course. 



Aborted. — A structure developed so as to be unfit for its normal function. 



Abrupt. — Suddenly or without gradation. 



Accessory. — Added, or in addition to. 



Acicidar. — Needle-shaped ; witli a long, slender i)oint. 



Aciculate. — A surface that appears as if scratched with a needle. 



Acuminate. — Tapering to a long point. 



Acute. — Pointed. 



Adult. — The stage when an Insect is sexually mature and ready to repro- 

 duce normally. 



/Encous. — Shining bronze or brassy. 



Alleglianian faunal area. — That part of the Transition life zone comprising 

 the greater part of New England, New Yorli, Pennsylvania, Michigan. 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Alleghanies from Pennsylvania to 

 Georgia ; also a part of the northern thirds of Indiana and Illinois. 



Alutaceous. — Covered with very minute cracks or wrmliles. 



Ambulatorial setui. — Specialized hairs or bristles situated on the ventral 

 segments of the abdomen of some beetles. 



Angulate. — Forming an angle ; when two margins meet in an angle. 



Annulate. — Ringed or marlved with colored bands. 



Ante. — Before ; used as a prefix. 



Antenna; pi.. Antenna. — Two jointed, sensory organs, borne, one on each 

 side of the head, commonly termed horns or feelers ; see page 11. 



Antcnnal grooves. — Cavities in wliich the antennte aue located or concealed. 



Apex. — That part of any joint or segment opposite the base by which it is 

 attached. 



Apical. — At, near or pertaining to the apex. 



Appendiculate.— Bearing appendages; said of tarsal claws that have proc- 

 esses at base. 



Appressed. — Closely applied to. 



.4 ptcro UK. — Without Wings. 



Aquatic. — Living wholly in water. 



.1 rcHate.— Curved lilie a bow. 



Attenuated. — Drawn out; slender; tapering. 



Austrori Parian faunal area.—That part of the Lower Austral life zone cov- 

 ering the greater part of the South Atlantic and (!ulf States. It ex- 

 tends over the southern third of Indiana, overlapping the Carolinian 

 faunal area of the State. 



*The deamtiona of the terms here given, are, for the mo3t pirt, taken from a little work entitled "Explana- 

 tion of Terms Used m Entomology," by Prof, J. B. Smith, State Entomologist of New Jersey. 



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