1374: INDIANA COLEOPTERA. 



Habitat. — The region or place which an insect inhabits. 



Head. — See page 8. 



Hemi. — ^As a prefix means half. 



Herbivorous. — Feeding upon plant tissue ; a leaf feeder. 



Hetero. — As a prefix, unequal ; different from. 



Heterogeneuiis. — A mixture of different forms ; abnormal. 



Hcteromeru. — Coleoptera in which the front and middle tarsi are 5-jolnted 



and the hind ones 4rjointed. 

 Hibernate. — To pass the winter in a dormant condition ; usually applied to 



the Imago. 

 Hirsute. — Clothed with long, strong hair ; shaggy. 

 Hispid. — Bristly ; sparsely set with short, stiff hair. 

 Hoary. — Covered with a fine, white, silvery pubescence ; pruinose. 

 Homogeneous. — Of the same kind or nature; similar in texture or parts. 

 Humeral. — ^Relating to the shoulder or humerus. 

 Humeral angle. — In Coleoptera the outer front angle of elytra. 

 Humeral carina. — An elevated ridge or keel on the outer front angle of 



elytra. 

 Humerus; pi.. Humeri. — The shoulder; the basal front angle of elytra. 



Imago. — ^The adult or sexually developed insect. 



Incised. — Notched or deeply cut into. 



Inferior. — Beneath, below or behind ; a term of position. 



Inflected. — Bent inward at an angle. 



Infra. — Below or beneath ; opposed to supra. 



Infuscated. — Smoky gray-brown, with a blackish tinge. 



Insectivorous. — Feeding upon or devouring insects. 



Insertion. — The point or place where a part is inserted. 



Interocular. — Between the eyes. 



Interrupted.— Broken in continuity, but with the tips of the broken parts 



in a right line with each other. 

 Interval.— -a:he plane surface between the elytral strise. 

 /n^rjcoie.— In-egular; confused; applied to markings and sculpture. 

 Iridescent.— A surface which reflects a play of changeable colors, 

 /rrcfifuiar.— Unequal, curved, bent or otherwise twisted or modified; without 



order or symmetry. 



Key.— A tabular or other arrangement of species, genera or other classifica- 

 tion according to characters that serve to identity them. 



Knee.— The point of junction of femur and tibia. 



ioMai.— Referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium. 



Labium. — The lower lip. 



Labrnm..—The upper lip ; covers the base of the mandibles and forms the 

 roof of the mouth. 



Lamella.— X thin plate or leaf-like process. 



Lamina; pi., Laminm.—\ chitinous plate or plates. 



Laminate.— Formed of thin, flat layers or loaves. 



LunreoUte.—TMnce- or spear-shapcl ; oblong and tapering to the end. 



Larni; pi., Larva:— The second sta^e n( insect development. 



Lateral— Relating, pertaining or altaclied to the side. 



Leathern.— lUYmg the appearance or texture of leather. 



