Entomological terms. xm 



Phalcrati, a subdivision of the section Nymphales, in 



the genus Papilio. 

 Pilose, set with distinct long hairs. 

 Plane, wings, extended horizontal, which cannot be 



folded up. 

 Plebeii, a division of the genus Papilio, containing the 



smaller species. 

 Plicated, wings, which when at rest are folded up, 



but expanded in flight. 

 Plumata, a section in the division of the genus Musca, 



containing those species which have the antennae 



bristled, but the bristle feathered. 

 Plumose, antennae like a plume of feathers. 

 Porcated, elytra, with longitudinal ridges. 

 Porrected, stretched straight forward. 

 Proboscis, a hollow tube at the mouth, often fleshy, 



enlarging at the point. 

 Pubescent, covered with hair. 

 Punctated, marked with very small dots. 

 Punctum, a small dot of a different colour from the 



rest of the wing. 

 Pupa, synonymous with Nymph a, Aurelia, and Chry- 

 salis. 

 Pyralides, a division of the genus Phalaena, with con- 



nivent wings of a triangular shape. 



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Radiated, wings, with nerves diverging like rays from 



a common centre. 

 Ramose, antennae, with many lateral branches, as in 



the genus Monoculus. 

 Recurved, proboscis, palpi, &c. turned backwards. 

 Remote, antennae, &c. distant from each other. 

 Reniform, kidney-shaped, nearly round, hollowed on 



one side. 



