the spinning tube of caterpillars.

M

Macrochaetae: the long bristles occurring singly on the body of
Diptera.

Macropterous: long or large winged.

Macrosomites: the primitive regions of primitive hand of the insect
embryo.

Macula: a colored mark larger than a spot; of indeterminate figure.

Maculate -ed: spotted or marked with figures of any shape, of a color
different from the ground.

Maculation: the ornamentation or pattern of marking.

Maculose: spotted; with many marks or spots.

Maerianum: "that segment of the post-pectus situate one on each
side behind the acetabulum and parapleurum"; it supports the
posterior feet: see meriaeum.

Magenta: pinkish red; an aniline product.

Magis: more.

Maggot: applied to the footless larvae of Diptera.

Mala: a lobe: a ridged or grinding surface.

Mala mandibularis: the grinding surface or area of a mandible.

Mala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia;
where only one is present, the term refers to that one.

Malaxation: a kneading or softening; applied to the chewing and
squeezing by fossorial wasps of insects captured as food for their
larva.

Male: that sex having organs for the production of spermatozoa:
designated by "?", the astronomical sign for Mars.
{Scanner's comment: The sign for Mars being an diagonal arrow
rising from a circle, and pointing upwards towards the right.}

Mallophaga: wool-eaters: an ordinal term applied to biting lice:
wingless: mandibulate; thoracic segments similar; no
metamorphosis: =Lipoptera.

Malpighian tubules: long, slender tubules, varying in number, serving
as excretory organs, entering the alimentary canal at the point of
junction of chylific ventricle and ileum: said to be analogous with
kidneys: = biliary vessels.

Mammilate: with nipple-like protuberances or processes.

Mandible: the lateral upper jaws of a biting insect.

Mandibular strobe: a broad deep groove on outer side of mandible in
some Coleoptera.

Mandibular segment: the fourth or mandible bearing segment of head.

Mandibulata: that series of insects in which the adults have
functional mandibles used for biting.

Mandibulate: with jaws or mandibles.

Manicate -us: fur-like: surface clothed with irregular depressed hair.

Manitrunk: that part of trunk that bears the anterior legs: =prothorax.

Manometabola: with a slight or gradual metamorphosis and without a
resting stage; e.g. the Orthoptera.