GLOSSARY. 141 
Monmirorm. Like a string of beads. 
Nopzs. A thickened portion of the petiole of the abdomen 
in ants. | 
OBsoLETE. Not distinct. 
OprecteD. Enclosed in a case, on the surface of which the 
forms of the limbs are indicated. 
OceLLus. A simple eye in insects; a coloured ring. 
(Erucinous. Bright bluish-green. 
Ovrpositor. A tube projecting from the abdomen in some 
female insects. | 
Patpus. An appendage to one of the organs of the mouth. 
Patracia. The “shoulder-tippets” of the mesothorax in 
Lepidoptera, which conceal the insertion of the fore 
wings. 
PECTINATED. With long processes, like a comb. 
PETIOLATED. Stalked. 
Picrous. Shining reddish-black. 
Prnosz. Covered with scattered long hairs. 
Praca. A longish irregular spot. 
PrumosE. Feathery. 
Pronotum. The upper portion of the prothorax. 
ProsteRNUM. ‘The lower portion of the prothorax. 
ProTHORAX. The anterior division of the thorax. 
PuBESCENT. Covered with short soft hairs. 
Putvittus. The cushion under the claws in insects. 
RenirorM. Kidney shaped. - 
RETICULATED. Marked like a net. 
RetinacuLum. The bristle at the insertion of the hind 
wings in moths. 
Rostrum. The proboscis in Hemiptera. 
