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Contiauous (Contigue). When they nearly or 
altogether touch each other at their base. Ex. 
Imatidium Mac Leayanum. 
Connate (Connate). When united at their base. 
Bx. Ceria. Prats XII. Fre. 13. 
d. PROPORTION. 
. Very SHort (Brevissime). When shorter than 
the head. Ex. Musca L. 
. SHort (Breves). When as long as thehead. Ex. 
Hitster. 
. SHorTER (Breviores). When longer than the head 
and shorter than the body. Ex. Dytiscus. 
. Mepiocrat (Mediocres). When of the length of the 
body. Ex. Callidium violaceum. 
LonceEr (Longiores). When longer than the body. 
Ex. Lamia Sutor. 
Very Lone (Longissime). When much longer 
than the body. Ex. Lamia edilis. 
e. DIRECTION. 
. Entire (Integra). When they have no elbow or 
angle. Ex. Antenne of most Coleoptera. 
. Broxen (fracte). When the Clavola forms an 
angle with the Scapus. Ex. Curculio, Apis, &c. 
Puate XXV. Fie. 15. 
GENICULATE (Geniculate). When they form an 
elbow in the middle but not with the Scapus. Ex. 
Meloe. Puate XII. Fie. 7. 
Srraicut (Rect@). When they are without any 
angle, convolution, or curvature. PxuaTe XI. 
Fic. 5. 
. Porrecr (Porrecte). When they are placed paral- 
