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A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.

Of or pertaining to the endophragma.

Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.

The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.

Same as Entoplasm and Endosarc.

See Nucleus.

A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the am

See Nucleolus.

The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen.

The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans.

The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.

An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.

One of the Lepidoptera.

An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored.

Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.

One who studies the Lepidoptera.

A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.

s supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda.

Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia.