For the elytra of annelids, see Elytron (annelid anatomy). For the academic journal, see Elytron (journal).
The elytra of this cockchafer beetle are readily distinguished from the transparent hindwings.
An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/;[1] from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/)[1][2][3][4] 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 basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous, but when they are entirely thickened the condition is referred to as "coleopteroid".[5] An elytron is sometimes also referred to as a shard.[6]
Hemelytra in Schizopteridae; figures B and C are considered "coleopteroid" as they lack membraneRipiphorus fasciatus-complex, female
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An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera)...
worms (e.g. Polynoidae), the dorsal cirrus is modified into a scale (or elytron). In most species, the anteriormost segments may be specialised into the...
of an inch long, in some cases: 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in). The elytron have pale apical marking which is interrupted by a fine black border along...
male Coccinellids are often distinctively coloured and patterned. The elytron may be light with dark spots or dark with light spots. Light areas are...
It is easily recognizable with golden yellow bands on a metallic green elytron. The metallic green color extends to the head and underparts. The legs...
are typically five black spots on the elytron. Four of those are arranged on the dorsolateral part of the elytron. The two anterior spots form a roughly...
introduced to Hawaii. It is shiny black, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either...
found in Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario. The species have green coloured elytron and is 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in) long. It can be found in gravel...
28–0.47 in) in length. Elytron is rounded completely on top. Hind femur reaching apex of elytron, which have no teeth. Elytron have no indentations. Antenna...
flexible body wall of a caterpillar (mainly chitin) to the stiff, light elytron of a beetle (containing a large proportion of sclerotin). In butterfly...
yellowish brown. Each elytron bears three spots. The spot on the top of the midline is reddish brown, as is the spot on the rear of the elytron. Another spot...
fauna) The Coleopterists Bulletin (published by The Coleopterists Society) Elytron (published by the European Association of Coleopterology) J. Cooter & M...
approximately 6 to 7 millimeters long and bearing eight black spots on each elytron. Adult color is quite variable, ranging from bright red to rusty brown...
or incomplete, or complete; not or gradually narrowed. Lateral edge of elytron straight or weakly sinuate. Pterothorax. Scutellum well developed; not...
groove on top is not bent; The elytron have fine hairs and have no return grooves; Vertex of the Abdomen appears from the elytron; The upper body is covered...
eastern United States. It is yellow with seven large black spots on each elytron and four small black spots on the pronotum. The species feeds on cucurbitaceous...
be characterized by a small tooth on the suture near the apex of each elytron. Say, Thomas (1825). "Descriptions of new species of coleopterous insects...
villosoviridescens, the species is brown coloured and has yellow lines along the elytron. "Agapanthia asphodeli Latreille, 1804". Retrieved March 6, 2013. Description...
genus from North America and Far East Asia (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)". Elytron. 15: 43–48. ISSN 0214-1353. Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue...
genus from North America and Far East Asia (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)". Elytron. 15: 43–48. ISSN 0214-1353. Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue...
is black, while elytra are orange-red, with three black spots on each elytron. There is a black spot in the front and two black spots in the back. These...
(database architecture), a method of horizontal partitioning in a database Elytron or shard, a forewing found on some insect species Lauren Bell (cricketer)...
LeConte in 1855 and is characterized by having ten dark spots on each elytron. LeConte, John Lawrence (1855). "Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United...
yellowish-brown. The elytra is noted to be elongate and oval in shape. The elytron is described as exhibiting a black color with one, yellowish-brown, bidentate...
comparatively light; head ferrugineous; pronotum dark, ferrugineous medially; elytron black with two small and two bright yellow patches. Venter yellowish to...
black colored. The first segments of the antennae and legs are red. The elytron has a white seam and is dull colored, and has a slightly marginal strip...
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