velvety: clothed with dense, soft, short hair, like velvet.

Vena: a vein.

Vena dividens: that longitudinal vein of secondaries that marks the
beginning of the anal area: = anal 1 (Comst.).

Vena plicata: on the wings of Dermaptera, the vein around which the
folding occurs.

Vena spuria: = spurious vein: q.v.

Venation: the system of chitinous frame-work supporting the wings: in
Lepidoptera, the veins are usually referred to by numbers which are
as follows: on primaries: 1 = anal; 2 = cubitus 2; 3 = cubitus 1: 4 =
media 3; 5 = media 2; 6 = media 1; 7 = radius 5; 8 = radius 4; 9 =
radius 3; 10 = radius 2; 11 = radius 1; 12 = subcosta:
on secondaries: 1, 1a, 1b = anal; 2 = Cubitus; 3 = cubitus 1; 4 =
media 3: 5 = media 2; 6 = media 1; 7 = radius 1; 8 = sub-costa. See
plate III for typical venations of all orders.

Venter: the belly: under surface of abdomen as a whole and of each
ring.

Ventose: inflated; puffed out.

Ventrad: extending or directed toward the under side.

Ventral: pertaining to the under surface of abdomen: in Diptera, that
face of the leg which is inferior when laterally extended.

Ventral chain: refers to the series of ganglia of the nervous system.

Ventral comb: in Trichoptera, a transverse row of fine teeth on venter.

Ventral diaphragm: is a fine membrane covering the central nerve
cords and ganglia: also called ventral heart.

Ventral heart: = ventral diaphragm, q.v.

Ventral plate: a thickening of the blastoderm of an egg from which the
embryo, but not the amnion or serosa is formed.

Ventral scale: in Diaspinae, the under part of the puparium,
interposed between the insect and the plant.

Ventral tube: in Collembola, a tube or tubercle proceeding from the
ventral side of the first abdominal segment.

Ventricose: with a big belly: distended; inflated.

Ventriculus: the true stomach, = chylific ventricle; q.v.

Ventri-meson: the middle line of the ventral surface of the body.

Ventro-cephalad: toward the lower side and anteriorly.

Ventro-dorsad: extending from belly to back.

Venules: the branches of the main veins.

Vermian: worm-like.

Vermicular: worm-like, tortuous: resembling the tracks of a worm.

Vermiculate: worm-like in form: a marking with wormlike tracings.

Vermiform: worm-shaped.

Vernal: appearing in spring.

Vernantia: the molting or shedding of the skin.

Verriculate: with thick-set tufts of parallel hairs.

Verricule: a dense tuft of upright