lamellicorn i a, lamellicornes

pl. [Latin lamell (a) = thin plates; i connective; corn ( ua )=horns, and neut. pl. adj. suff. -ia, or masc. and fem. -es.] Entom.: A tribe of beetles having short antenne terminated by a lamellated club- i . e., a club composed of lamelle or little plates-formed by the expansion on one side of the three apical joints. The mentum is solid and horny; the legs are long, and have spines and tooth-like projections on the fore ones, enabling them to dig with facility. The larve are soft and cylindrical, with a large vertical thoracic segments. Some live in the ground, feed ing on the roots of plants, and others in decayed animal and vegetable matter, which affords them food. They are all herbivorous. Among them are the most bulky and some of the most splendid beetles existing. More than 7,000 species are known. They are divided into two families: Scarab eide and Lucanide. lăm-ěl-lif-er-oŭs, a . [Latin lamella =a thin plate; fero to bear, to produce, and Eng. adj. suff. -ous .] Producing lamelle; composed of thin plates or layers; foliated in structure.