Pleurospondylia (plo"rospondilia)

pl. [NL., IMG:content-0429.png:[blocks in formation] One of the pri 4557 having the abdominal spiracles pleural, or situated on the dorsal part of the ventral segments; specifically, of or pertaining to the Pleu rosticta: opposed to laparostict. Dr. Horn exhibited seven species of Pleocoma from California, of which three were renew and supported rom ew, views of the late Dr. Le Conte of the position of this genus, which he insisted was a Laparostict, and not a Pleu rostict Lamellicorn. Amer. Naturalist, XXII. 951. Pleurosticta (plö-rō-stik'tä), n. pl. [NL., pl. of pleurostictus: see pleurostict.] In entom., one of the two main divisions of the family Scarabæidæ, including those forms which have the abdominal spiracles (except the anterior ones) situated in the dorsal part of the abdominal segments, forming rows which diverge strongly, and with the last spiracle usually visible behind the elytra. The ligula is always connate with the men tum, and the larvæ have the lobes of the maxillæ connate. The other main division is Lap a rost ict a. Also Pleurostictica.