Definition of Hemelytra. Meaning of Hemelytra. Synonyms of Hemelytra

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Definition of Hemelytra

Hemelytra
Hemelytron Hem*el"y*tron (? or ?), Hemelytrum Hem*el"y*trum (-tr[u^]m cf. Elytron, 277),, n.; pl. Hemelytra. [NL. See Hemi, and Elytron.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.

Meaning of Hemelytra from wikipedia

- Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alternatively spelled as "hemielytra"), and in most species...
- well-developed hemelytra (forewings), allowing them to fly well, but in some the hemelytra are vestigial. The membranous part of the hemelytra have several...
- species have forewings with both membranous and hardened portions (called hemelytra); members of the primitive sub-group Enicocephalomorpha have completely...
- feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the hemelytra. This species is widely dis****d from New York to Florida and as far...
- is the corium. The forewings of winged heteropterans are modified into hemelytra (singular, hemelytron), in which the basal part is thickened and leathery...
- coloration to match their habitat. Like other Heteroptera, they have hemelytra for their forewings and piercing-sucking mouthparts. Their antennae are...
- for the immature nymphal stages. The forewings of stink bugs are called hemelytra, with the basal half thickened while the apex is membranous. At rest,...
- brown membrane. The pronotum is yellowish with three dark brown markings. Hemelytra are yellowish, crossed by thin longitudinal brown lines (hence the Latin...
- by William Sweetland Dallas. It is small, bright green and has brown hemelytra. Plautia affinis is found in all states and territories of Australia....
- undescribed, closely allied to the latter, but smaller, with the thorax and hemelytra entirely fulvous red, and the legs entirely pale ochreous, is contained...