GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED. 1373 



Jilrect. — Standing upright ; not necessarily perpendicular. 

 i?vawesce)!.t.— Disappearing ; becoming gradually less. 

 Evidcmt. — Easily seen or recognized. 

 Expanded.— Spread or flattened out. 



E.rplanate.—Siireiia out and flattened; applied to a margin. 

 Exserted. — Protruded ; projecting beyond the body. 

 Exude. — To ooze or flow slowly through minute openings. 



Facet. — A small face or surface ; one of the parts, areas or lens-lilie di- 

 visions of the compound eye. 



Family. — A division of classification including a number of genera agreeing 

 in one or a set of characters and so closely related that they are ap- 

 parently descended from one stem ; opinionative and indicated by the 

 termination idee. 



FufiCia. — A transverse band or broad line ; it is common when it crosses both 

 wings or wing covers. 



Fauna-. — ^The assemblage of animals inhabiting a region or country. 



Femur; pi., Femora. — The thigh ; see page 17. 



Fcrrugincm-s. — Rusty red-brown. 



Filament. — A thread; a long, slender process of equal diameter throughout. 



Filiform. — Thread-like; slender and of equal diameter. 



Flabellate. — With long, flat processes folding like a fan. 



Flavo-tesiaceous. — Light yellow-brown. 



Flying-hairs. — Very long, slender surface hairs set in punctures. 



Fossoriul. — Formed for or with the habit of digging or burrowing. 



Fovea; pi., Forcw. — A shallow depression with well marked sides; a pit. 



Fragile. — Easily breakable; thin and brittle. 



Free. — ^Unrestricted in movement; not firmly joined with or united to any 

 other part. 



Front. — The anterior portion of head ; see page 8. 



Fulvous. — Tawny; light brown with much yellow. 



Funicle. — The joints between the scape aud club in elbowed antennie. 



Fuscous. — Dark brown, approaching black. 



Fusiform. — Spindle-shaped; tapering gradually to each end. 



Gena; pi., Oenm. — The cheeks; includes that portion of the head on each 



side below the eyes, and extends to the gular suture. 

 Geniculate. — Elbowed ; abruptly bent In an obtuse angle. 

 Genus. — An assemblage of species agreeing in some one character or series 



of characters; usually considered as arbitrary and opinionative. 

 Glahrous. — Smooth ; free from all vestiture. 



Glaucus. — Shining sea-green; whitish-blue inclining to gray lavender. 

 Globose. — Formed like a globe or sphere. 

 Granulated. — Covered with small grains. 

 Granule. — A little grain or gi-aln-like elevation. 

 Gregarious. — Diving in societies or communities ; but not social. 

 Grisnis. — Light gray; a mixture of white and black. 

 Group. — A division of classification used indefinitely for a series of allied 



species, genera or larger assemblages. 

 Gular suture. — The line of division between the gula or throat and the genis 



or cheeks. 



