An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera)...
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up elytron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elytron or elytra may refer to: Elytron, a modified hardened forewing in certain insect orders Elytron (Annelida)...
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Elytron is a Spain-based journal for specialists in coleopterology (the study of beetles). It was first published in 1987. v t e...
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In annelids, elytra (/-trə/; from Greek ἔλυτρον "sheath, cover"; sg.: elytron /ˈɛlətrɒn/) are shield-like scales that are attached dorsally, one pair...
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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...
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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...
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male Coccinellids are often distinctively coloured and patterned. The elytron may be light with dark spots or dark with light spots. Light areas are...
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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...
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thick angular spine directed outwards and very slightly upwards; each elytron about the middle with a strong spine near the suture directed somewhat...
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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...
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Cebrionini (section Elytron)
or incomplete, or complete; not or gradually narrowed. Lateral edge of elytron straight or weakly sinuate. Pterothorax. Scutellum well developed; not...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Antenna long 11-segmented, with short erect hairs. Head, pronotum, and elytron are covered with light surrounding hairs. Posterior angles of pronotum...
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flexible body wall of a caterpillar (mainly chitin) to the stiff, light elytron of a beetle (containing a large proportion of sclerotin). In butterfly...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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species name refers to the single longitudinal carina present on each elytron. Zoia, S. (2012). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island"...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(database architecture), a method of horizontal partitioning in a database Elytron or shard, a forewing found on some insect species Lauren Bell (cricketer)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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