I 372 INDIANA COLEOPTEEA. 



('onHgiioiis.—-Ht> near together as to touch. 



Contracted.— To dvaw or drawn together ; to recTuce, or reduced in size by 



contraction. 

 Cordate. — Heart-shaped. 

 Gordiform. — Cordate. 



Coj'iaceoMS.— Leather-lilje ; thiclf, tough and somewhat rigid. 

 Corneous. — Resembling horn in texture. 

 Costa. — Any elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest. 

 Coaa; pl-, C'o./-ft'.— The basal segment of the leg, by means of which it is 



articulated to the body. 

 Coxal cavity.— The opening or space In which the coxa articulates; see 



page 15. 

 Orenate. — Scalloped, with rounded teeth. 



Crennlutc.— With small scallops, evenly rounded and rather deeply curved. 

 Crest.— A prominent longitudinal carina on the upper surface of any part 



of the head or body. 

 Cupreovs. — The metallic red of pure shining copper. 

 Cylindrical. — In the form of a cylinder or tube; round, elongate, of equal 



diameter throughout. 



Deflected. — Bent downward. 



Dcflcxed. — Abruptly bent downward. 



Dehiscent. — Separating toward the tips. 



Dense. — Thickly crowded together. 



Dentate. — Toothed; with acute teeth, the sides of which are equal and the 



tip is above the middle of base. 

 Denticle. — ^A small tooth. 



Depressed. — Flattened down vertically; opposed to compressed. 

 Di. — As n prefix = two. 

 Dilated. — Widened, expanded. 



]>isl\ — The central upper surface of any part ; all the area within a margin. 

 Distant. — Remote from ; standing considerably apart. 

 Diurnal. — Such insects as are active or habitually fly by day only. 

 D'/yarJcaie.— Spreading apart; tarsal claws when arising at opposite sides 



of the joint and separating widely. 

 Z)Mer(7e««.— Spreading out from a common base; tarsal claws when they 



spread out only a little. 

 Dorsal. — Of or belonging to the upper surface. 

 Du.slci/. — Somewhat darkened ; pale fuscous. 



Elliptical. — Oblong-oval, the ends equally rounded. 



Elongate.— T)vawR out; lengthened; much longer than wide. 



Elytra. — See page 15. 



Elytron. — Singular of elytra. 



Entire. — With an even, unbroken margin. 



Epimeron; pl., jj pint era. —See page 14. 



Epipleura; pl., Epiplcurw.— The dotiexed or intioxed portions of the elytra 



immediately beneath the edge. 

 Epistcrnum. — See page 14. 

 Equal.— Ot the same length, size or shape. 



