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Grains Canada - Farming glossary Category: Animals and Nature > Insect terminology Date & country: 24/11/2013, CA Words: 73

Urogomphi
fixed or mobile structures found on the last or terminal segment of certain larvae

Ventral
the under surface of the abdomen; from below

Subparallel
nearly parallel

Temple
region between the eye and the back of the head

Terga
belonging to the upper surface of the body (more than one segment)

Tergum
the upper or dorsal surface of any one body segment

Thoracic Shield
upper surface of the thorax that appears as a single segment and is shield-shaped

Tubercle
small bumps or projections from a surface

Seta
single hair

Setae
hairs

Snout
lengthening of the head to give the appearance of a nose or snout

Striated
marked with fine, parallel, impressed lines

Sub-basal
below the base or point of attachment

Subequal
similar, but not equal in size

Sublateral
nearly to the side

Pubescence
short, fine, soft hair

Punctures
small impression on the hard outer part of the insect body

Puparia
thickened, hardened barrel-like larval skin within which the pupa is formed

Scavenger
a feeder on decaying or waste matter

Secondary insect
an insect that requires grain that is going out of condition or damaged to be able to feed on it

Serrate(d)
saw-like or toothed

Pits
same as punctures; small impression on the hard outer part of the insect body

Posterior
hindmost; at the back

Primary insect
as defined by the Canadian Grain Commission, an insect that can attack whole, sound grain and requires action

Pronotum
the upper or dorsal surface of the prothorax; on the beetles this appears to be the middle segment when viewed from above

Prothorax
the first segment of the thorax bearing the first pair of legs

Median
in or at the middle

Mesothorax
second or middle segment of the thorax bearing the second or middle pair of legs and the anterior or first pair of wings

Metathorax
the third or last segment of the thorax bearing the third or hind pair of legs and the second pair of wings

Morphological
relating to form and structure

Moult
process of larval growth involving the shedding of outgrown skin

Ocellus
simple eye in adult insects consisting of a single bead like lens

Lateral bead
edge of pronotum slightly to moderately thickened forming a bead

Lateral ridges
a raised line along the side of a portion of the insect

Mandibles
first pair of jaws in insects

Hypopus
resting larval stage of certain mite species

Incision
any cut into a margin or through a surface

Integument
outer covering or cuticle of the insect body

Interval(s)
space between two structures or sculptures e.g. space between two ridges on elytra

Larval
pertaining to immature stage of juvenile insects

Lateral
pertaining to the side

Fungal feeder
insect that feeds exclusively on fungus associated with stored grain

Genera
the name of a genus, the first portion of a binomial scientific name

Grub
an insect larva in the Order Coleoptera

Head
the first or anterior division of the insect body where the eyes and antennae are found

Horns
pointed process of the head

Dorsum
in general, the upper surface

Elytra
first pair of wings that are modified to form a hard shell

Facet
one portion or segment of the compound eye

Femur
the thigh; usually the stoutest segment of the leg

Filiform
thread like

Frons
the upper, anterior portion of the head

Diapause
a condition of suspended animation; no activity or development occurs

Dorsal
upper surface or back when viewed from above

Club
portion of the antenna that is enlarged from the other segments

Coleoptera
the order comprised of the beetles; sheath winged

Concave
hollowed out; a depression

Confluent
running together

Convex
curved outward; opposite of concave;

Crenulate
with small scallops, evenly rounded

Declivity
sloping downward

Anterior margin
the front of the margin

Apex
the portion of a body part farthest from the base or point of attachment. The apex of the elytra is the portion at the rear end of the elytra.

Binomial
consisting of two parts

Canthus
ridge dividing the eye of some insects into an upper and a lower half

Carina
an elevated ridge

Abdomen
the third or posterior division of the insect body

Abdominal
part of the abdomen

Antennae
paired sensory organs originating on the insect head

Antennal article
an individual segment of an antenna

Antennal insertion
the point where an antenna attaches to the head

Anterior
in front; the front of

Anterior angle
the angle of the thorax near the head