the hard covers that protect a beetle's fragile wings. Ladybugs usually have red, orange or pink elytra with black spots. Some ladybugs have no spots and some have black elytra.
The modified forewings of beetles serving as protective coverings for the hindwings.
thickened, leathery forewings that cover the hind wings; common to beetles and earwigs.
The hard front wings of the beetles.
The modified anterior wings that act as protective covers for the membranous hindwings in beetles.
The hard outer wings of a beetle or other insect. Elytra help protect the insect.
the usually hard outer wings, covering inner membranous wings, of a beetle
the hardened front wings of insects, such as beetles, that act as a protective covering for the rear wings.
The anterior leathery or chitinous wings of beetles and leafhoppers, serving as coverings for the hind wings and commonly meeting at rest in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum (back).
The anterior leathery or chitinous wings of beetles, serving as coverings to the hind wings, commonly meeting in a straight line down the middle of the body when the beetle is at rest and not flying.
the chitinised (horny) front wings of Coleoptera which encase the hind wings protectively.
The hardened fore-wings of beetles, serving as sheaths for the membranous hind-wings, which constitute the true organs of flight. 60
Leathery front wings of beetles which cover the membranous hind wings when the insect is not in flight; not used for flying.
Thickened fore wings. (Figure )
