hemelytron
noun
one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
hemelytra
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pluralof hemelytron.plural
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Corium: the elongate middle section of the hemelytra which extends from base to membrane below the embolium.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Plaques: the small leathery hemelytra in some Naucorids.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Membrane -ana: any thin, transparent, flexible body tissue: specifically the wing tissue between the veins: in Heteroptera, the thin membranous tip of the hemelytra.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Lyæus brevipennis, Lat., also ordinarily occurs with abbreviated hemelytra; but it has been found with them perfect by Westwood, as well as with metathoracic wings.
From On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera by Thomas Vernon Wollaston
Hypoderm -is: the cellular layer which secretes the chitinous cuticula and in this sense = epidermis: specifically applied to the lining membrane of elytral and hemelytra.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
