the forewing of plant bugs and related insects, having a thickened base and a membranous apex
Derived forms
hemelytral (hemˈelytral) or hemielytral (ˌhemiˈelytral)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin hemielytron, from hemi- + Greek elutron a covering
Examples of 'hemelytra' in a sentence
hemelytra
In the present study, we used a variety of microscopy techniques to investigate the fine structure of the hemelytra.
Matthias Mail, Adrian Klein, Horst Bleckmann, Anke Schmitz, Torsten Scherer, PeterT. Rühr, Goran Lovric, Robin Fröhlingsdorf, Stanislav N. Gorb, Wilhelm Barthlott 2018, 'A new bioinspired method for pressure and flow sensing based on the underwater air-retainingsurface of the backswimmer Notonecta', Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnologyhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.282. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)