Wings modification
- Elytron :
- Thickened, weathery wing.
- Eg: Beetle.
- Hemelytron:
- Partly thickened forewing with distal portion membranous.
- Eg: Bug
- Halter :
- Rudimentary
- Eg: Flies and mosquitoes
- Fringed :
- Long hair present.
- Eg: Thrips
- Membranous:
- More or less transparent wing.
- Eg Dragon flies
- Scaly:
- Fore and hind wing covered with scales or setae
- Eg: Butterflies and moth.
- Tegmen:
- Parchment like
- Eg: Grasshopper and cockroach.
Note:
- Hooks present in anterior margin of hind wing of honey bee is called
- Opaque spot on coastal margin of both pairs of wings of dragon flies and damsel flies is called