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The elytra are connected to the pterathorax; being called as such because it is where the wings are connected (pteron meaning "wing" in Greek). The elytra are not used for flight, but tend to cover the hind part of the body and protect the second pair of wings (alae). The elytra must be raised in order to move the hind flight wings.
Wings of Fury: Douglas Niles 1998 Concludes the Dragons of a New Age adventure line which began with Heroes of Steel. [57] Supplements A Saga Companion: William W. Connors, Stan!, Skip Williams 1998 [58] The Bestiary: Dale "Slade" Henson, Harold Johnson, Stan! 1998 A narrative focused bestiary. [59] Palanthas: Stan! 1998
The elytra of this cockchafer beetle are readily distinguished from the transparent hindwings.. An elytron (/ ˈ ɛ l ɪ t r ɒ n /; from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, / ˈ ɛ l ɪ t r ə /) [1] [2] is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true ...
Dragon Wings may refer to: A line of 1/400 scale model aircraft made by Dragon Models Limited of Hong-Kong, China A line of autogyro rotor blades made by Rotor Flight Dynamics of Wimauma, Florida, United States
The hind wings are fully membranous and held beneath the hemelytra when at rest. In some groups, especially among aquatic heteropterans, adults of the same species, or different species in the same genus, may be fully-winged or brachypterous, micropterous, or apterous (having reduced wings or none at all).
8= single pair of wings and 9= halteres Crane fly haltere Halteres of a fly moving. Halteres (/ h æ l ˈ t ɪər iː z /; singular halter or haltere) (from Ancient Greek: ἁλτῆρες, hand-held weights to give an impetus in leaping) are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two orders of flying insects that provide information about body rotations during flight. [1]
The early third century CE Guangya dictionary defines yinglong "winged dragon" as one of the principal dragons. "If a dragon has scales, he is called jiaolong [蛟龍]; if wings, yinglong (應龍); if a horn, qiulung (虯龍); and if he has no horn, he is called qilong (螭龍)". [16]
Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). It is a member of the extinct order Meganisoptera, which are closely related to and resemble dragonflies and damselflies (with dragonflies, damselflies and meganisopterans being part of the broader group Odonatoptera).