GLOSSY RY 



Linear, narrow, elongate and parallel-sided ; applied to a whole insect or to a 



particular portion. 

 Lineated, Lineate, with, longitudinal stripes, of colour only. 

 Lobes, parts of an organ separated one from another by a more or le^s deep 



division. 

 Lwnulate, crescent-shaped. 

 Lunule, a crescent-shaped spot. 

 Luteous, of an orange-yellow colour. 

 Maculate, spotted. 

 Margin, the outer edge. 



Margined, Marginaie, furnished with a more or less distinct outer edge (this 



character is often of great service in distinguishing species). 

 Median, central. 



Membranous, of the consistency of membrane or parchment. 



Moniliform, necklace-shaped, as if formed of beads ; of antenna. 



Mucronatc, abruptly terminating in a sharp point, or spine. 



Mutic, without point or spine. 



Natatorial, adapted for swimming. 



Necrophagous, feeding on dead and decaying matter. 



Nitid, shining. 



Obconical, in the form of a reverse cone, with the thickest part in front ; often 



used of joints of the antenna?. So obovatc, etc. 

 Obsolete, almost effaced, or very slightly marked. 



Ocellate, Ocelloid, furnished with round spots surrounded by a ring of a darker 

 colour. 



Ocelli, small additional eyes, with a single lens or facet. 

 Ochraceous, brownish-yellow. 



Onisciform, shaped like an Oniscus, or wood-louse. 



Onychium, the last joint of the tarsi which bears the onyches, or claws. 



Orbit, the upper boi'der of the eyes. 



Orbital, relating to this border, as Supra-orbital. 



Oval, Ovate, Ovoid, egg-shaped. 



Palmate, widened and divided like the palm of the hand ; if the divisions are 



slender the term digitate is used. 

 Papilla, small rounded tubercles. 

 Patella, a little bowl or cup. 

 Patelliform, cup or bowl-shaped. 



Pectinate, toothed like a comb, of antenna;, the branches being much longer 



than in the serrate form. 

 Peduncle, a piece supporting an organ, or joining one organ to another like 



a neck. 



Pedunculate, furnished with such a supporting piece. 

 Pentamerous, with five joints. 



Perfoliate, formed of laminate joints which are as it were, strung together by a 

 common support running through them (of the club of the antenna? of 

 some Lamellicornia). 



Phylogenetic, pertaining to the history of the race. 



Phytophagous, feeding on plants. 



