Elytron, the Glossary
An elytron (elytra) 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".[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Beetle, Buprestidae, Elateroidea, Flower chafer, Ground beetle, Hemiptera, Insect wing, Ripiphoridae, Rove beetle, Scarabaeidae, Schizopteridae, Weevil.
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.
Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors.
Elateroidea
The Elateroidea are a large superfamily of beetles.
Flower chafer
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae.
Ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
Insect wing
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. Elytron and insect wing are insect anatomy.
Ripiphoridae
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles".
Rove beetle
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed.
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles.
Schizopteridae
Schizopteridae is the largest family in the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha and comprises 56 genera and approximately 255 species.
See Elytron and Schizopteridae
Weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elytron
Also known as Elytra, Elytras, Elytrum, Hemelytra, Hemelytron, Hemielytra, Hemielytron, Wing case, Wing sheath.