Heteroptera Definition

pronoun

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera — very many bugs.

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Origin of Heteroptera

  • From Ancient Greek ἕτεροπτερος (heteropteros, “different wings”), from ἕτερος (heteros, “different”) and πτερόν (pteron, “wing”).

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Heteroptera Sentence Examples

  • The Heteroptera can be traced back farther than any other winged insects if the fossil Protocimex silurica Moberg, from the Ordovician slates of Sweden is rightly regarded as the wing of a bug.

  • The order is divided into two suborders, the Heteroptera and the Homoptera.

  • Heteroptera In this sub-order are included the various families of bugs and their aquatic relations.

  • Most Heteroptera are flattened in form, and the wings lie flat, or nearly so, when closed.

  • It is usual to divide the Heteroptera into two tribes - the Gymnocerata and the Cryptocerata.

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