Cercomys (serkomis)

[NL. (F. Cuvier, 1829), C. cunicularius of Brazil is curiously similar to the common house-rat, having a long scaly tail and no spines in the pelage. Cercopidæ (ser-kop'i-dē), n. pl. [NL., rus. + -idæ .] A family of cyclo saurian lizards, taking name from the genus Cercosau Cercosaurus (ser-kō-sa'rus), n . [NL. (J. E. Gray, 1838), κέρκος , tail, + σαῦρος , lizard.] A genus of lizards, of the family Ecpleopodidæ , or made the type of a family Cercosauridæ . There are several species, all South American. C. gaudichaudi inhabits the Andes of Ecuador. C. rhombifer is about 7 inches long, of a brownish-gray color. Also Cercosaura . Cercospora (sėr-kos'pō-rä), n. [NL., IMG:content-0060.png:[blocks in formation] ( οὐρά being the generic word), used also of which project from the hinder parts of some birds, 1. entom., of the feelers insects; one of the more or le antenniform appendages of some insects, the anal limbs or anal forceps (also called anal cerci), usually jointed, as in the cockroach. The cerci resemble the antennæ of the same insects. In Lepidoptera and Hy men opter a they are inarticulate and greatly aborted. See 2. In an at., a bristle or bristle-like structure. -3. [ cap. (Latreille, 1796.)] A genus of clavicorn beetles, of the family Nitidulida. It is easily recognized by the combination of the following characters: claws without distinct tooth at base; elytra margined and with distinct epipleuræ. The species are all of small size and occur on flowers.