hemipterous

[hi-mip-ter-uh s]

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.

belonging or pertaining to the order Hemiptera, in some classifications comprising the heteropterous and homopterous insects.

Origin of hemipterous

First recorded in 1810–20; Hemipter(a) + -ous

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Historical Examples of hemipterous

It is not developed in every genus, being chiefly perceived in the Coleopterous, Hemipterous, and transparent-winged orders.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 1
Dru Drury
A genus of Hemipterous insects commonly seen skipping over ponds in England.
An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology
G. V. Hudson
Hemipterous insects, with respect to their Hemelytra, may be divided into two classes.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)
William Kirby
Rhinortha, rī-nor′tha, n. a genus of cuckoos: a genus of hemipterous insects.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
The observations of naturalists have chiefly been confined to the Hemipterous genus Aphis; but these early attracted their notice.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)
William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for hemipterous

hemipterous

hemipteran

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Hemiptera, a large order of insects having sucking or piercing mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum). The group is divided into the suborders Homoptera (aphids, cicadas, etc) and Heteroptera (water bugs, bedbugs, etc)

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