plusidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. plus ( ia ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ide.] Entom.: A family of Moths, group Noctuina, Antenne filiform, thorax with raised tufts, abdomen crested, wings in repose constituting a very sloping roof, anterior ones often with metallic spots. Larva half looping, with twelve to sixteen feet; pupa in a silken cocoon, not subterranean. plû-şi-ō-tis, s. [PLUSIA.] Entom.: A genus of Rutelide. Large lamellicorn beetles, shining and colored like silver or gold, found on oaks in the mountains of Central America. plus-quăm-per-fect, a . [PLUPERFECT.] †plû-tar-chỹ, s . [Greek ploutos =wealth, and arc he rule.] The rule of wealth; plutocracy. "We had no plutarchy, no millionaires." - Southey: Doctor, ch. cii. plû-te-1-form, adj . [Lat. pluteus (q. v.), and form a =form.] Zool.: Having the form of a pluteus (q. v.). plû-těl-lạ, s. [Gr. ploutos =wealth.] Entom.: The typical genus of the Plutellide (q. v.). Plutella cruciferarius , a brown and ocherous insect, is very common. Its larva, which is green with gray spots, feeds on cabbages, turnip plants, .