An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera)...

up elytron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elytron or elytra may refer to: Elytron, a modified hardened forewing in certain insect orders Elytron (Annelida)...

Elytron is a Spain-based journal for specialists in coleopterology (the study of beetles). It was first published in 1987. v t e...

In annelids, elytra (/-trə/; from Greek ἔλυτρον "sheath, cover"; sg.: elytron /ˈɛlətrɒn/) are shield-like scales that are attached dorsally, one pair...

head, B: thorax, C: abdomen. 1: antenna, 2: compound eye, 3: femur, 4: elytron (wing cover), 5: tibia, 6: tarsus, 7: claws, 8: mouthparts, 9: prothorax...

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...

male Coccinellids are often distinctively coloured and patterned. The elytron may be light with dark spots or dark with light spots. Light areas are...

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...

thick angular spine directed outwards and very slightly upwards; each elytron about the middle with a strong spine near the suture directed somewhat...

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...

or incomplete, or complete; not or gradually narrowed. Lateral edge of elytron straight or weakly sinuate. Pterothorax. Scutellum well developed; not...

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...

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...

sheen. The body shape is very compact and arched toward the top. On each elytron seven long rows of points are just visible. The head is clearly forward...

Antenna long 11-segmented, with short erect hairs. Head, pronotum, and elytron are covered with light surrounding hairs. Posterior angles of pronotum...

flexible body wall of a caterpillar (mainly chitin) to the stiff, light elytron of a beetle (containing a large proportion of sclerotin). In butterfly...

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...

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...

Adult beetles are greenish-yellow with six large black spots on each elytron. They are about 0.5 cm long. In the summertime, adults usually have a lifespan...

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...

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...

(sometimes less) creamy white large spots on the elytra (eight spots on each elytron). The neck shield usually covers the head and shows orange colored spots...

species name refers to the single longitudinal carina present on each elytron. Zoia, S. (2012). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island"...

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...

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...

form a rectangle. They are fused along the mid-dorsal line, though each elytron has indentations just above the wing's point of origin, allowing it to...

(database architecture), a method of horizontal partitioning in a database Elytron or shard, a forewing found on some insect species Lauren Bell (cricketer)...

crystals. Occasionally, both elytra may be a uniform mahogany color, or one elytron may be pale with dark blotches, while the other is a plain mahogany color...

shorter zigzag striation along its punctuation, found near the base. Its elytron has two small spines near the tip. C. polita is found within Ecuador, Brazil...

latter. The only brown colour is a small spot on the protuberance on each elytron (wing-case). The nymphs are oval in shape, dorso-ventrally flattened, black...