hemelytron


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he·mel·y·tron

 (hĕ-mĕl′ĭ-trŏn′)
n. pl. he·mel·y·tra (-trə)
One of the forewings of a heteropteran insect, having a thick leathery base and a membranous apex.
[hem(i)- + elytron.]
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hemelytron

(hɛˈmɛlɪˌtrɒn) or

hemielytron

n, pl -tra (-trə)
(Zoology) the forewing of plant bugs and related insects, having a thickened base and a membranous apex
[C19: from New Latin hemielytron, from hemi- + Greek elutron a covering]
hemˈelytral, ˌhemiˈelytral adj
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hem•el•y•tron

(hɛˈmɛl ɪˌtrɒn)

n., pl. -tra (-trə).
one of the forewings of a hemipterous insect, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner membranous apex.
[1820–30; hem (i)- + elytron]
hem•el′y•tral, adj.
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The unique reddish coloration of the head, thorax and abdomen in combination with the yellow coloration of the femora and patterning of the transverse fascia on the hemelytron indicate that this specimen represents a separate species from other described taxa of Ausejanus.
Resolving the identities of Phylinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) described by O.M. Reuter from Australia in 1904
Hemelytron dark brown, with fine pale lines creating a network of quadrate dark blotches; lateral margins on distal third with 3 or 4 larger white patches, inner margin with 6 or 7 slightly smaller white patches.
Empicoris subparallelus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a predatory bug new to the fauna of Florida
Hemelytron: macropterous, elongate, exochorium narrow and elongate, extending to sixth abdominal segment; membrane translucent, finely spotted.
Cuscohoplininus pagoreni: a new genus and species of Hoplinini stilt bug from Peru (Heteroptera: Berytidae)
Hemelytron: complete, clavus reaching to tip of scutellum, corium developed, membrane large, without veins (Fig.
First record of Clavicornia of the subfamily Mezirinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae) from China, with the description of a new species
Hemelytron: Yellow or reddish, cuneus with yellow outer margin, membrane transparent with greyish tinge, cell yellow or reddish.
Schuhirandella fulva, new genus and new species from Western Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae: Monaloniina)
9DE); hemelytron with medial fracture swollen (Figs.
Three new species of the bothriomirine genus Leprocapsus Poppius from Indonesia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)
Hemelytron: Semitransparent, distinctly concave at middle, with finely upturned lateral margin; medial fracture and R + M vein well developed, reaching apex of corium; cuneus not delimited by costal fracture; membrane with two cells apically reaching, but not surpassing apex of cuneus.
A new species of Palaucoris (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Sulawesi
Hemelytron: Pale yellowish green, with clavus, baso-medial region of corium, large cell, and hemelytral membrane variably and diffusely dusky.
A new species of Trigonotylus (Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Stenodemini) from Central Oregon, United States
Hemelytron moderately deflected at cuneal fracture; cuneus narrow.
New genera and species of the phyline plant bugs from Thailand (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae)
Hemelytron: Corium with veins raised, surface with dense, very shallow, darkened pits where setae are inserted, apex surpassing middle of membrane; membrane about as long as corium.
Pronozelus, a new neotropical harpactorine genus and species from colombia (hemiptera: heteroptera: reduviidae: harpactorinae)

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