An elytron (/ ˈɛlɪtrɒn /; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, / ˈɛlɪtrə /) [1][2] is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs …

Members of the suborder Heteroptera are known as “true bugs”. They have very distinctive front wings, called hemelytra, in which the basal half is leathery and the apical half is membranous. …

The hemelytra of a stink bug are partially hardened and protect its soft hindwings. The forewings of certain insects, particularly those belonging to the order Hemiptera, that are partially …

Hemelytra are a type of modified wing found in certain insects, particularly within the order Hemiptera. These wings are characterized by their distinctive structure, with the front portion …

Dec 9, 2020 · hemelytron noun, plural hemelytra - modified forewings thick and cornified (horny) at the base, and membranous at the apex (tips). Characteristic of Heteroptera (true bugs). …

The mesothoracic or forewings (called hemelytra, elytra, or tegmina) are stiff and have an oblique line that abruptly separates the leathery basal half from the membranous apical half, while the …

The meaning of HEMELYTRON is one of the basally thickened anterior wings of various insects (such as true bugs).

Hemiptera (/ hɛˈmɪptərə /; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the …

In Heteroptera the forewings are called hemelytra (derived from the classical Greek hemi, half, and elytron, case or etui), because the basal half is mostly stiff and the distal one is membranous.

Hemelytron (Plural: Hemelytra) Noun : An upper pair of wings in some insects, notably members of the order Hemiptera, where the wings are partially hardened or leathery at the base and …