VI ENTOMOLOGICAL TERMS. 



Attaci, a division of the genus Phalaena, with spread- 

 ing wings, inclining downwards. 



Attenuated, narrowing towards the end. 



Aurelia, a term formerly applied to that sort of chry- 

 salis, or pupa, which is of a golden colour. 



B. 



Bearded, tufted with hair. 



Bicaudated, swallow- tailed, having two projecting pro- 

 cesses from the hinder wings. 



Bivalve, beak consisting of two concave valves united 

 so as to form a tube. 



Bombyx, a division of the genus Phalaena, including 

 those with incumbent wings and pectinated an- 

 tennae. 



C. 



Canaliculated, channelled, having a longitudinal hol- 

 low or groove. 



Capitated, antennae ending in a club or knob. 



Carinated, the thorax, or elytra, raised into a straight 

 longitudinal ridge like a keel. 



Caudated, tailed, having a projection from the end of 

 the abdomei^ or wing, he. 



Cheliform, the palpi, antennae, feet, &c. ending like 

 the claw of a crab. 



Chrysalis, synonymous with Pupa, Nympha, Aurelia. 



Cicatrix, a raised spot. 



Ciliated, fringed with hairs. 



Clavated, club-shaped, referring to the antennae, palpi, 

 &c. when they gradually thicken towards the apex. 



Clypeus, a horny horizontal part of the head covering 

 the mouth. 



Coleoptera, derived from %o\eQ$, a sheath, and tffspov, 

 a wing. The name of the first order of insects, in- 

 cluding such as have crustaceous elytra, which in 



