Glossary

A

antenniferous process: the socket in which antenna is inserted in the head; also known as antennophore, antennal tubercles, or antennal process

areola: a small enclosed space on a surface, such as an area enclosed by veinlets on wings

B

buccula: an elevated ridge on either side of the first labial segment

C

carina: elevated ridge or keel

cephalic spine: a spine on the head

claval area: parallel-sided and sharply pointed anal area of hemelytron

claval commissure: junction of hemelytra along clavus in middle of dorsum, posterior to scutellum

collar: term used by some authors to refer to the anterior part of the pronotum, which may or may not be modified. In this work, we avoid using the term "collar" and use the term “hood,” for the anterior part of the pronotum when it is modified

collum: collar

costal area: area of the costa delineated by the first longitudinal vein of the wing, usually running along the anterior margin

D

discoidal area: area of the forewing posterior to the subcostal area

dorsomedial spine: a single spine on the midline of the head

F

frontal spine: one of a pair of cephalic spines usually near an imaginary line connecting antennal bases

H

hemelytron: one of the basally thickened forewings of Hemiptera

hood: term used to describe the modified anterior area of the pronotum, which is sometimes tectiform and sometimes bulbous, with numerous intermediate conditions.

hypocostal lamina: a ridge produced ventrally along costal margin

I

interocular area: area between compound eyes

L

lateral carina: an elevated ridge located on either side of the pronotum

M

median carina: an elevated ridge located on the midline of the pronotum

O

occipital spine: a cephalic spine (one of a pair) located on the occiput or arising a short distance forward so as to be between the eyes

P

paranotal basal fold: a structure at the base of paranotum next to the callus of pronotum

paranotum: lateral extension of pronotum; may be carinate, explanate, or reflexed

pronotal carina: elevated ridge on the pronotum; may be unicarinate, tricarinate, or pentacarinate; see median carina and lateral carina

pronotum: dorsal sclerite of the first thoracic segment

R

reflexed: bent or curved backwards, as in a reflexed paranotum

rostral sulcus: shallow furrow on either side of rostrum (labium)

rostrum: a beak or snout, applied especially to the piercing mouth-parts of bugs and elongated snouts of weevils

S

scutellum: a small triangular plate behind the pronotum and between the forewing bases

setiferous: bearing bristles, as in "setiferous antennae"

stenocostal area: area of hemelytra along the outer margin of costal area

T

tectiform: tent-like or roof-shaped

transverse carina: a carina that runs across the body or body part, as opposed to longitudinally

tricarinate: bearing both median carina and lateral carinae on pronotum

U

unicarinate: bearing only a median carina on pronotum; occurs when lateral carinae are absent

uniseriate: arranged in a single row, as in uniseriate areolae