Conjugate: to bring together in pairs: consisting of a single pair. Conjugation: the union of pairs; usually applied to the merging of the male and female elements. Conjunctiva: the membrane uniting the abdominal sclerites. Conjunctivus: a mandibular sclerite between the molar and basalis. Conjunctura: the articulation of a wing to the thorax. Connate: united at base, or along the whole length. Connexivum: the prominent abdominal margin of Het., at junction of dorsal and ventral plates: also used like pulmonarium, q.v. Connivent: converging: approaching together: wings so folded in repose that they unite perfectly at their corresponding margins. Consperse: irregularly dotted or sprinkled. Conspicuous: striking: easily seen at a glance. Conspurcatus: confusedly sprinkled with discolored or dark spots. Constituent: a part or element of a whole. Constricted: drawn in: narrowed medially and dilated toward the extremities. Contiguous: so near together as to touch. Contorted: twisted: obliquely incumbent upon each other. Contour: the outline or periphery. Contract -ed: to draw or drawn together: to reduce, or reduced in size by contraction. Contractile: that which may be drawn together or contracted or which has the power of contracting. Contrasting: appearing in sharp relief or contrast; as one color or marking against another. Converging: approaching each other toward the tip. Convergence: the approaching or drawing together at tips. Convex: the outer curved surface of a segment of a sphere; opposed to concave: convex veins are those which occupy the summits of ridges on the upper surface of - wing; see concave veins. Convolute: rolled or twisted spirally: also applied to wings when they are wrapped around the body. Coprophagus: feeding on excrement or on decaying vegetable matter of an excrementitious character. Copula, Copulation: the act of sexual union. Copulate: to unite in sexual intercourse. Copulation chamber: a chamber or cell excavated by certain Scolytid beetles in their burrows, in which copulation takes place: = rammel-kammer. Coralline: a pale pinkish red [salmon]. Corbel: an ovate area at the distal end of the tibia in Coleoptera, surrounded by a fringe of minute bristles; when the articular cavity is on the side, above the tip, the corbel is closed; when the cavity is at the extreme tip, the corbel is open. Corbicula -um: a concave, smooth space, edged by a fringe of hairs arising from the margins of the posterior tibiae in bees, forming the pollen basket its function is to hold the collected pollen in place. Corbiculate: having corbicula. Cordate: heart-shaped; triangular, with the corners of the base rounded: not necessarily emarginate at the middle of base. Cordiform: = cordate. Coriaceo-reticulate: with impressed reticulations giving a leather-like appearance. Coriaceous: leather-like: thick, tough and somewhat rigid. Coriarious: leather-like in sculpture or texture.