xiphydria

[Gr. riphydrion, dim in. from riphos a sword, a mu el-shell.] Entom.: A genus of Uroceride (q. v.). Antenne short, head round, neck long, maxillary palpi with five joints; larva boring into the wood of the beech, the oak, the poplar, the willow, . The typical species is Xiphydria camel us. It is black, with white spots on the top of the head and along the sides of the abdomen, and red legs. Length, about half an inch. xon-alt-Ite, s. [After Tetela de Xonalta, Mexico, whiere found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A ma ive mineral found a ociated with apophyllite and bustamite. Specific gravity, 2.71; color, white to gray; tough. Composition: Silica, 49.80; lime, 46.47; water, 3.73=100, equivalent to the formula 4CaOSiO2+H2O. xu-li-nos-pri-ô-ni-tēş, subst. [Greek xylinos = wooden; priōn =a saw, and suff. -ites.] Palæobot .: A genus of fruits with valvele , woody, two-seeded legumes. The pericarp unites in a singular manner the characters of a legume and a drupe. Two species are known. Xulinosprionites lat us has the legume short and broad, with the apex umbonate, the epicarp rugose and mammillated, the sarcocarp thin, and the endocarp thick. X. zingiber i form is has the legume lomentaceous, irregular; the epicarp somewhat coriaceous, the sarcocarp pithy, the cells very large, the endocarp thick. Externally it looks like a piece of gingerroot, and it is not till it is fractured that it is found to be a legume. Both species are from the London Clay of Sheppey. ( Bower bank : Fo il Fruits .)