An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 4

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RULE VI.

In compound terms the _last_ member indicates the _preponderating_ character. For instance, when it is said of a body that it is _nigro-æneous_, it means that the æneous tint prevails: but if, _vice versâ_, it is termed _æneo-nigrous_, the black tint is predominant.--N.B. In Sculpture the terms punctato-striate, or punctato-sulcate, signify that stri...