1378 INDIANA COLEOPTBRA. 



,?erra/r.— Sinv-tootlied, the teeth set tuward one end. 



t^crruhitc. — With numerous little saw teeth. 



Seta; pi., Srtw. — A pointed bristle or long, stiff hair; slender, halr-lllie ap- 

 pendages. 



Setaci-ous. — Bristle-shaped; slender, gradually tapering to a tip. 



Hetiforvi. — In the form of a bristle or seta ; when a slender, short bristle 

 arises from a thiclver basal joint. 



Hetigcronfi. — Bearing setse or bristles ; e.g., punctures. 



Shari). — With a pointed tip or thin edge; opposed to blunt. 



Sinuate. — Applied to lines and margins with an in and out curve. 



Siimato-truiicate. — Truncated, with the margin sinuate. 



Smooth. — A surface without elfivatious or indentations. 



Siiurse. — Scattered; single hairs, scales or punctures set well apart. 



Specie.^. — An aggreu.-Uion of individuals alilie in appearance and structure, 

 mating freely and producing young that themselves mate freely and 

 bear fertile offspring resembling each other and their parents ; a spe- 

 cies includes all its varieties and races. 



Speijiflo eJiaiaetcr. — A feature common to all individuals of a species, by 

 means of which they may be distinguished from all other individuals 

 of other species. 



Sphcrieul. — In the form of a sphere; a body in which all diameters are 

 equal. 



SpiniUe-.'iliaped. — ("ylindrical, elongate, thicker in the middle, tapering to 

 each end ; fusiform. 



Spiiiifonii. — In the form or shape of a spine. 



Spliione. — net with_ acute processes or s]iines. 



Spin iilen. — Little spines. 



Spiracle. — A breathing pore ; in the plural the lateral openings on the seg- 

 ments of the insect body through which air enters the trachefe. 



Spvr.—A short, stiff, generally blunt process, usually not articulated at its 

 liii.se. 



Stage. — Refers to the period of devel(i|)nient ; e.g., larval, pupal, etc. 



Slernum.—The breast; the middle portion of the under surface of thorax 

 between the coxal cavities. 



Stigmata. — The sjiiracles. 



Stria; pi., Strim. — .V longitudinal depressed line or furrow, freiiuently punc- 

 tured. 



.S7r?«/r.— Marl!;e<l with i)aranel, tine, imiircssed lines. 



Strirfiilate.— To make a creaking nuisc liy rubliing together two ridged or 

 roughened surfaces. 



snipe.— A longitudinal streak of color different from the ground. 



Sab-ehin:1e.~S<>me\\]vdt thickened toward tip; i)ut not quite clulj-shaped. 



Snbe(jnal.—S\mUin- but not quite e<\u;\\ in size, form or other characters. 



Snhfamil!i.—\ division of classification containing a group of closely allied 

 gciicr:i ; different from other allied groups, yet not so as to make a 

 family series, ending in iiiir. 



Siil,marginal.—.\n Imaginary portion of a snrl.'icc outside of the disk and 

 within the margin. 



Siihpnrallel. — Nearly parallel. 



Subniii/e.—Aw\-shi\i)ea; linear at base, attenuate at tip. 



