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INDIANA COLEOPTERA. 



Habitat.— The region or place which an insect inhabits 



Head.— See page S. 



Hemi. — As a prefix means half. 



Herbivorous.— Weeding upon plant tissue ; a leaf feeder. 

 Setero.— As a prefix, unequal ; different from. 

 Heterogeneous.— A mixture of different forms ; abnormal 

 Heteromera.-Goleontem in which the front and middle tarsi are 5-jointed 

 and the hind ones 4-jointed. 



Hibernate^ pass the winter in a dormant condition; usually applied to 

 the imago. 



Hirsute.— Clothed with long, strong hair ; shaggy. 

 Hispid,.— Bristly ; sparsely set with short, stiff hair. 

 Hoary.— Covered with a fine, white, silvery pubescence ; pruinose 

 Homogeneous.— Ol the same kind or nature; similar in texture o- parrs 

 Humeral.— Relating to the shoulder or humerus. 

 Humeral angle.— In Coleoptera the outer front angle of elytra 

 Humeral carina.-An elevated ridge or keel on the outer front angle of 

 elytra. 



Humerus; pi., Humeri.— The shoulder; the basal front angle of elytra. 



Imago.— The adult or sexually developed insect. 

 Incised. — Notched or deeply cut into. 

 Inferior.— Beneath, below or behind ; a term of position. 

 Inflected.— Bent inward at an angle. 

 Infra.— Below or beneath ; opposed to supra. 

 Infuscated.— Smoky gray-brown, with a blackish tinge. 

 Insectivorous.— Feeding upon or devouring insects. 

 Insertion.— The point or place where a part is inserted. 

 Interocular.— Between the eyes. 



Interrupted.— Broken in continuity, but with the tips of the broken parts 



in a right line with each other. 

 Interval.- /The plane surface between the elytral stria?. 

 Intricate.— Irregular; confused; applied to markings and sculpture 

 Iridescent. A surface which reflects a play of changeable colors. 

 Irregular.— Unequal, curved, bent or otherwise twisted or modified; without 



order or symmetry. 



Key.— A tabular or other arrangement of species, genera or other classifica- 

 tion according to characters that serve to identify them. 

 Knee.— The point of junction of femur and tibia. 

 Labial.-^ Referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium. 

 Labium. — The lower lip. 



Labrum.— The upper lip; covers the base of the mandibles and forms the 



roof of the mouth. 

 Lamella, — A thin plate or leaf-like process. 

 Lamdna; pi., Lamina.— A chitinous plate or plates. 

 Laminate.— Formed of thin, flat layers or leaves. 

 Lanceolate.— Lance- or spear-shaped ; oblong and tapering to the end. 

 Larva; pi;, Larvw.— The second stage of insect development. 

 Lateral,— Relating, pertaining or attached to the side. 

 Leather ij.— Having the appearance or texture of leather. 



