Definition of Brachypterous. Meaning of Brachypterous. Synonyms of Brachypterous

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Definition of Brachypterous

Brachypterous
Brachypterous Bra*chyp"ter*ous, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F. brachypt[`e]re.] (Zo["o]l.) Having short wings.

Meaning of Brachypterous from wikipedia

- their wings may be described as "brachypterous". Another descriptor for very small wings is microptery. Brachypterous wings generally are not functional...
- from the male, appearing to be wingless at a casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head. She has a wider body...
- Mantises can be loosely categorized as being macropterous (long-winged), brachypterous (short-winged), micropterous (vestigial-winged), or apterous (wingless)...
- genera, notably in the tribes Barbitistini and Odonturini have become brachypterous. The legs of individuals in this subfamily vary from genus to genus...
- immatures are capable of regressively molting into a form known as brachypterous neotenics (nymphoids), which retain juvenile and adult characteristics...
- reproductives, or neotenics, develop from either the reproductive line (brachypterous neotenics) or, in rare cases, the worker line (ergatoids). Ergatoids...
- wingspan is 5–5.5 millimetres (0.20–0.22 in) for males. The females are brachypterous. Elachista b****ii Parenti, a new species of Elachistidae from Nepal...
- rudimentary and stubby, barely overlapping the first gastral segment, and are brachypterous (non-functional). Males resemble those of Myrmecia, but Nothomyrmecia...
- the gr****hopper moth or Haleakala flightless moth, is a species of brachypterous (flightless) moth from the Hawaiian island of Maui. [1] University of...
- have four segments. The tarsi are two segmented. Females are often brachypterous or apterous while males are usually macropterous. The metathoracing...