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Post-subterminal: following the s. t. line in Lepidoptera.
Post-sutural bristles: in Diptera, dorsal bristles behind transverse suture.
Post-terga: applied to the posterior scutes of the segments of Coleopterous larvae.
Post-triangular cells: = discoidal areolets; q.v.
Post-vertical cephalic bristles: in Diptera, are in the middle of upper part or Occiput.
Pouch: in Trichoptera, a depressed, usually longitudinal area in a wing.
Prae- or Pre-: anterior to; before.
Praebrachial: a longitudinal vein in middle of an Ephemerid wing; usually forked: no. 6 of some systems.
Praecostal spur: a false vein in costal angle at base of secondaries.
Prae-dorsum: = prophragma: q.v.
Prae-labrum: in Diptera = clypeus: q.v.
Praeocular: before the eyes.
Praeputium: the external membranous covering of p.e.n.i.s: specifically a spherical muscular ma.s.s at base of p.e.n.i.s in some Orthoptera.
Prae-scutellum: a sclerite, rarely present, between the meso-scutum and meso-scutellum.
Prae-scutum: the first of the four divisions of the notum of the thoracic rings.
Prae-subterminal: preceding the s.t. line in Lepidoptera.
Prae-terga: the anterior thoracic scutes in coleopterous larvae.
Prae-tornal: preceding the tornus (q.v.) in Lepidoptera.
Prasinus: gra.s.s-green [apple green].
Pratinicolous: frequenting or living in gra.s.sy meadows or bogs.
Pre-alar callus: a small swelling or projection before the root of wings, just back of outer ends of transverse suture, in Diptera.
Pre-a.n.a.l: above or before the a.n.a.l opening.
Pre-a.n.a.l plate or lamina: = supra-a.n.a.l plate; q.v.
Pre-antennal: anterior to or before the antenna.
Pre-apical: before the apex.
Pre-balancer: = pre-halter: q.v.
Pre-basilar: before the base.
Precocious stages: generally applied to all stages of development from the fertilized egg to the pupa.
Precurrent: continuous: entire: complete: said of a vein.
Predaceous: applied to insects that live by preying upon other organisms.
Predatory: = predaceous: q.v.
Pre-eruciform: before the caterpillar stage: specifically applied to the early larvae of some Proctytrypidae.
Preformation: the doctrine of growth or development from already existing rudiments; opposed to epigenesis: q.v.
Pre-furca: "the stem vein in front of a fork, that reaches back to where itself forks from another vein"; Diptera.
Pregenicular: in Orthoptera, that portion of femur proximad the knee.
Pregenicular annulus: a more or less conspicuous color ring on the caudal femora proximad the knee in Orthoptera.
Pre-halter: a membranous scale in front of the true haltere of a fly.
Prehension: structures fitted for grasping or holding.
Pre-mandibular: situated in front of the mandible: applied to a temporary segment of the embryo: = intercalary segment.
Pre-media: Ephemeridae; an apparently distinct vein between radius and media (Comst.).
Premorse: as if bitten off: with a blunt or jagged termination.
Prensor: the genital lateral clasping organ of male Lepidoptera: see clasper.
Pre-ocular: see prae-ocular.
Pre-oral: in front of the mouth: the embryonic head segments before those bearing the mouth parts.
Prepuce: =praeputium; q.v.
Pre-pupal: that stage in the larva just preceding the change to pupa.
Pre-scutellar bristles: in Diptera, are in a transverse row in front of the scutellum.
Pre-scutellar callus: = post-alar callus: q.v.
Pre-scutellar rows: in Diptera, short rows of small bristles in front of the scutellum.
Press: =filator; q.v.
