‖ prehalteres, n. pl. Entom.
(priːˈhæltəriːz)
[mod.L., f. pre- B. 3 + halteres.]
A pair of small membranous scales in front of the halteres of dipterous insects; usually called tegulæ.
| 1840 [see pseudhalteres s.v. pseudo- 2]. 1890 in Cent. Dict. |