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...
- catching and holding prey. The hemelytra are large and cover almost the entire abdomen of the animal. Beneath the hemelytra is another pair of wings, which...
- is the corium. The forewings of winged heteropterans are modified into hemelytra (singular, hemelytron), in which the basal part is thickened and leathery...
- 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...
- 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,...
- well-developed hemelytra (forewings), allowing them to fly well, but in some the hemelytra are vestigial. The membranous part of the hemelytra have several...
- undescribed, closely allied to the latter, but smaller, with the thorax and hemelytra entirely fulvous red, and the legs entirely pale ochreous, is contained...
- The basic color of the body is black, with orange or red spots on the hemelytra. The legs are covered with short hair, and femurs are crossed by a red...
- but membranous at the ends. Wings modified in this manner are termed hemelytra (singular: hemelytron), by analogy with the completely hardened elytra...