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Definition of Tegmina

Tegmina
Tegmen Teg"men, n.; pl. Tegmina. [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to cover.] 1. A tegument or covering. 2. (Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera. 4. pl. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tectrices.

Meaning of Tegmina from wikipedia

- A tegmen (pl.: tegmina) designates the modified leathery front wing on an insect particularly in the orders Dermaptera (earwigs), Orthoptera (gr****hoppers...
- 84 °F). Female oriental ****roaches have vestigial tegmina (reduced fore wings) and males have longer tegmina. Oriental ****roaches are mainly nocturnal, and...
- long. The male Parcoblatta fulvescens is relatively slender, has long tegmina (outer forewings), and is slightly longer than the female. It is a mostly...
- flattened laterally and the tegmina are tent-like. In the Flatoidinae, the body is not laterally compressed and the tegmina are not as tent-like and sometimes...
- the nymphal stages. Many members of the group have leathery forewings (tegmina) and hindwings with an enlarged anal field (vannus). The following extant...
- the abdomen is orange-yellow, but is hidden by the tegmina. The spots on the asymmetrical tegmina are placed so that when closed, the spots appear symmetrical...
- Detail of anterior dorsal aspect of a male katydid of the genus Panoploscelis. The tegmina constitute the sound generator for these insects....
- extended backward to cover the flight wings, supplanting the function of the tegmina. Glossary of entomology terms Insect morphology Mesothorax Metathorax Thorax...
- with a length of 23–35 mm (0.91–1.38 in). It is brown overall, with the tegmina having a con****uous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head...
- bear three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings. The forewings, known as tegmina, are narrow and leathery while the hindwings are large and membranous,...