GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN TEXT.* 



Abbreviated.— Cut short; not of usual length 



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Abdominal.— Belonging or pertaining to the abdomen 



Aberrant.— Unusual ; out of the ordinary course 



~^ZT Ure deVel ° Ped S ° aS t0 bG Unfit f0r its ™1 f ^tion- 

 Aoiupt. Suddenly or without gradation. 



Accessory.— Added, or in addition to. 

 Ac^tor.-Needle-shaped; with a long, slender point 

 Aciculate.-A surface that appears as if scratched with a needle 

 Acuminate. — Tapering to a long point. 

 Acute.— Pointed. 



Adult.-The stage when an insect is sexually mature and ready to repro- 

 duce normally. 1 

 Mneous. — Shining bronze or brassy. 



Alleahanian faunal area.-Thzt part of the Transition life zone comprising 

 the greater part of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Alleghanies from Pennsylvania to 



AlutnrT° r81 V alS ° a Part ° f tbe n ° rthern mixls of Illdia » a and Illinois. 

 Alutaceous.-Covered with very minute cracks or wrinkles 



Ambulatorial ^.-Specialized hairs or bristles situated' on the ventral 



segments of the abdomen of some beetles. 

 Angulate.-Fovmmg an angle; when two margins meet in an angle 

 Annulate.— Ringed or marked with colored bands. 

 Ante.— Betore ; used as a prefix. 



Antenna; pi, Antennw.-Two jointed, sensory organs, borne, one on each 

 side of the head, commonly termed horns or feelers ; see page 11 



teT^T^^ " WhiCh the — ™ heated or concealed. 

 Apex.-^t part of any joint or segment opposite the base by which it is 

 attached. 



Apical— At, near or pertaining to the apex 



Appendiculate.-^vmg appendages; said of tarsal claws that have proc- 

 esses at base. 1 

 Appressed.— Closely applied to. 

 Apterous.— Without wings. 

 Aquatic. — Living wholly in water. 

 Arcuate.— Curved like a bow. 

 Attenuated.— -Drawn out ; slender ; tapering 



Austroriparian faunal arL-That part of "he Bower Austral life zone cov- 

 ering the greater part of the South Atlantic and Gulf States It ex 



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