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...
- reproductives, or neotenics, develop from either the reproductive line (brachypterous neotenics) or, in rare cases, the worker line (ergatoids). Ergatoids...
- Species in this small, original subfamily are frequently wingless or brachypterous, and commonly encountered in desert environments, from Egypt to temperate...
- 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...
- the gr****hopper moth or Haleakala flightless moth, is a species of brachypterous (flightless) moth from the Hawaiian island of Maui. [1] University of...
- Calosoma bridgesi is a brachypterous species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. The species is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in), is reddish-black...
- can be found in the tropical forests of southern Vietnam. Females are brachypterous but males are capable of flight. Saussure (1870) Mitt. schweiz. ent...
- abdomen, which the males lack. Both male and female adults are normally brachypterous. However, a macropterous form, f. diluta (described by Charpentier 1825)...