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tegmen, tegmina

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Obolopteryx catinata adult male tegmina - Obolopteryx catinata - male Eremopedes - male Melanoplus rusticus-decoratus-species-group - male Parcoblatta lata? - Parcoblatta virginica - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon tegmen, tegmina

Explanation of Names

From Latin tegmen, a covering.

Identification

tegmen noun, plural tegmina - the roof-shaped thickened fore-wings in Orthoptera, some Hemiptera (including the subgroup formerly called Homoptera). Also applied to this structure in Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches) and in Dermaptera (Earwigs). Sometimes applied to the wing-covering of Heteroptera (true bugs), but these are usually called hemelytra.

See Also

wing
hemelytra

Print References

Gordh, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 910 (1)

Internet References

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Works Cited

1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 May, 2007 - 11:26am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 25 May, 2024 - 9:49am

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