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n. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)In some Hemiptera, the corium and membrane of the hemeletron are not well differentiated, with the hemeletron appearing like a beetle\'s elytron. coliform adj. [L. colum, sieve; forma, shape]Sieve-like, cribriform.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.