pseudohalteres

pseudohalteres
n. pl. [Gr. pseudos, false; halter, balancer]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Strepsiptera (stylopids), the anterior wings represented by small club-like processes that function like the halteres of Diptera.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • Pseudohalteres — Pseudohalter Pseu do*hal ter, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}. [NL. See {Pseudo }, and {Halteres}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, of Diptera. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Pseudohalter — Pseu do*hal ter, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}. [NL. See {Pseudo }, and {Halteres}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, of Diptera. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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