GLOSSARY OP TERMS USED. 1371 



BaiH!.—~A transverse marking broader than a line. 



Bar. — A short, straight band of equal width. 



Basal. — ^At or pertaining to the base or point of attachment to or nearest 

 the main body. 



Base. — That part of any appendage which Is nearest the body ; on the tho- 

 rax that portion nearest the abdomen; on the abdomen that portion 

 nearest the thorax. 



Bealc. — Any notable prolongation of the front of the head. 



Bicolored. — With two colors that contrast to some extent. 



Bidentate. — Two- toothed. 



Bifid-— Divided into two parts ; split. 



Bipectinate. — Antennte having comb-Jllie processes on each side of each joint. 



Boreal. — From or belonging to the north. 



Bm-cr. — Applied to an insect or larva that burrows fir malies channels in 

 woody or other vegetable tissue. 



Brassy. — Yellow, with the lustre of metallic brass. 



Bristle. — ^A stiff hair, usually short and blunt. 



Bronze. — The color of old brass. 



Canaliculate. — Channelled ; longitudinally grooved. 



Capillary. — Long and slender lil^e a hair. 



Carina; pi., Cariiiw. — An elevated ridge or lieel, not necessarily high or 

 acute. 



Carinate. — A surface having carinoe. 



Carnii'orous. — A feeder upon flesh food. 



Carolinian fa^mal area. — That area of the Upper Austral life zone, includ- 

 ing nearly all of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland 

 and Delaware ; more than half of West Virginia, Kentucljy, Tennes- 

 see and New Jersey and large areas in Alabama, Georgia, the Caro- 

 linas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and South On- 

 tario. 



Cartilaginous. — Of the consistency of cartilage or gristle. 



Chelate. — Bearing a chela or claw ; applied when claws are capable of being 

 drawn down or back upon the last tarsal joint. 



Cliitin. — The material forming the hard parts of the insect body. 



Cicatri.T.—A scar; an elevated, rigid spot. 



Ciliate. — Fringed; set with even, parallel hairs or soft bristles. 



C'»reereoM«.— Ash-colored ; gray tinged with blackish. 



Claws. — The claw or hook-like structure at the end of the foot or tarsus. 



Cjeft. — Split; partly divided, longitudinally. 



Clypens. — That portion of the head before or below the front, to which the 

 labrum is attached ; see page 9. 



Coadapted. — Formed so as to worlc together to one end. 



Common. — Of frequent occurrence; occurring on two adjacent parts; a band 

 or fascia is common where it crosses both elytra. 



Concave.— B.oliowed out. 



Confused. — A marking with indefinite outlines ; a ranning together as of 

 lines and spots without definite pattern. 



Conical. — Cylindrical, with a flat base, tapering to a point. 



Connate. — United at base, or along the whole length. 



