Elytron
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An elytron is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles, though a few of the true bugs such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra, and in
The elytra of this cockchafer beetle are readily distinguished from the transparent hindwings.
Ripiphorus fasciatus-complex, female
Hemelytra in Schizopteridae; figures B and C are considered "coleopteroid" as they lack membrane.
Schizopteridae
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Schizopteridae is the largest family in the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha and comprises 56 genera and approximately 255 species. Schizopterids are some of the smallest true bugs. Members of this family c
Elytron
…sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alternatively spelled as "hemielytra"), and in most species only the…
Corixidea major Figure 4