1372 



INDTANA COLEOPTERA. 



Contiguous.— So near together as to touch. 



Contracted.— To draw or drawn together; to reduce, or reduced in size bv 



contraction. 

 Cordate. —Heart-shaped. 

 Cordiform. — Cordate. 



Coriaceous.— Leather-like ; thick, tough and somewhat rigid. 

 Corneous. — Resembling horn in texture. 

 Costa.— Any elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest. 

 Coxa; pi., Coxw.—The basal segment of the leg, by means of which it is 

 articulated to the body. 



Coxal cavity.— The opening or space in which the coxa articulates- see 

 page 15. 



Crenate.— Scalloped, with rounded teeth. 



Crenulate.— With small scallops, evenly rounded and rather deeply curved 

 Crest. A prominent longitudinal carina on the upper surface of any part 



of the head or body. 

 Cupreous.— The metallic red of pure shining copper. 



Cylindrical.-^ the form of a cylinder or tube; round, elongate, of equal 

 diameter throughout. 



Deflected,— Bent downward. 

 Deflesced.— Abruptly bent downward. 

 Dehiscent. — Separating toward the tips. 

 Dense.— Thickly crowded together. 



Dentate.— Toothed; with acute teeth, the sides of which are equal and the 



tip is above the middle of base. 

 Denticle. — A small tooth. 



Depressed.— Flattened down vertically; opposed to compressed. 

 Di. — As a prefix == two. 

 Dilated. — Widened, expanded. 



Disk.— The central upper surface of any part; all the area within a margin. 

 Distant—Remote from ; standing considerably apart. 

 Diurnal. Such insects as are active or habitually fly by day only. 

 Divaricate.— Spreading apart; tarsal claws when arising at opposite sides 



of the joint and separating widely. 

 Divergent.— Spreading out from a common base; tarsal claws when they 



spread out only a little. 

 Dorsal.— Of or belonging to the upper surface. 

 DusJcy. Somewhat darkened ; pale fuscous. 



Elliptical— Oblong-oval, the ends equally rounded. 



Elongate.— Drawn out ; lengthened ; much longer than wide. 



Elytra.— See page 15. 



Elytron.— Singular of elytra. 



Entire. — With an even, unbroken margin. 



Epimeron; pi., Epimera.—See page 14. 



Epipleura; pi., Epipleurw.— The deiiexed or inflexed portions of the elytra 



immediately beneath the edge. 

 Episternum. — See page 14. 

 Equal. — Of the same length, size or shape. 



