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Definition of Elytron

Elytron
Elytron El"y*tron (?; 277), Elytrum El"y*trum (-tr?m)n.; pl. Elytra. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair. See Coleoptera. (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Ch[ae]topoda.

Meaning of Elytron from wikipedia

- An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Gr**** ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera)...
- up elytron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elytron or elytra may refer to: Elytron, a modified hardened forewing in certain insect orders Elytron (Annelida)...
- Elytron is a Spain-based journal for specialists in coleopterology (the study of beetles). It was first published in 1987. v t e...
- worms (e.g. Polynoidae), the dorsal cirrus is modified into a scale (or elytron). In most species, the anteriormost segments may be specialised into the...
- In annelids, elytra (/-trə/; from Gr**** ἔλυτρον "sheath, cover"; sg.: elytron /ˈɛlətrɒn/) are shield-like scales that are attached dorsally, one pair...
- head, B: thorax, C: abdomen. 1: antenna, 2: compound eye, 3: femur, 4: elytron (wing cover), 5: tibia, 6: tarsus, 7: claws, 8: mouthparts, 9: prothorax...
- male Coccinellids are often distinctively coloured and patterned. The elytron may be light with dark spots or dark with light spots. Light areas are...
- are typically five black spots on the elytron. Four of those are arranged on the dorsolateral part of the elytron. The two anterior spots form a roughly...
- introduced to Hawaii. It is shiny black, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either...
- of an inch long, in some cases: 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in). The elytron have pale apical marking which is interrupted by a fine black border along...