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One of the nerves of leaves.

s; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.

space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.

One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects. Nerve cell (Anat.), one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell. -- Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either medullated or nonmedullated. in both kinds the essential part is…

One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.

tera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips.

One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of insects. See Venation.

silarchia, or Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvæ feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.

broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures.