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halteres
‖ halteres, n. pl. (hælˈtɪəriːz) Also alteres. [Gr. ἁλτῆρες (in sense 1), f. ἅλλεσθαι to leap.] 1. Weights, similar to dumb-bells, held in the hands to give an impetus in leaping.1533 Elyot Cast. Helthe xxxiii. (1541) 47 The plummets, called of Galen Alteres, whiche are nowe moch vsed with gret men.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Halteres
The strepsipterans have adapted their forewings into halteres, whereas dipterans have adapted their hindwings into halteres. The halteres of flies work the same way. wikipedia.org
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Halteres (ancient Greece)
use of halteres. Bending and straightening was repeated while lifting the halteres. wikipedia.org
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prehalteres
‖ 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. Oxford English Dictionary
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Halter (disambiguation)
Halter may also refer to: Halter (surname) Halter (horse show) Halter top Halter (lacewing), a genus of insects in the family Nemopteridae Halteres, singular wikipedia.org
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Coelopinae
Coelopellini McAlpine, 1991 Genus Amma Classification McAlpine, 1991 Genus Beaopterus Lamb, 1909 Genus Coelopella Malloch, 1933 Genus Icaridion Lamb, 1909Halteres wikipedia.org
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What are the appendeges behind a crane fly's wings? I noticed that crane flies have strange appendages behind their wings. The appendages look like a pair of antenna or a pair of vestigial wings. In the following pict...
They are the halteres. These structures help the flies to perceive body rotation and maintain balance.
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Acrosathe annulata
Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed". Biology Habitat: Sand dunes and sand hills. wikipedia.org
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Coelopellini
Genera Amma McAlpine, 1991 Beaopterus Lamb, 1909 Coelopella Malloch, 1933 Icaridion Lamb, 1909Halteres absent and the wings are reduced to strips. wikipedia.org
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Beris chalybata
Halteres blackish brown. Female. Fronsin the female broad, occupying the third part of the breadth of the head. Eyes sparingly and short hairy. Halteres yellow. Biology The habitat is moist or shaded locations with trees and hedgerows. Adults are found from April to September. wikipedia.org
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Metathorax
the hindwings in most winged insects, though sometimes these may be reduced or modified, as in the flies (Diptera), in which they are reduced to form halteres wikipedia.org
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Gnophomyia tristissima
It is all black with yellow halteres. References External links Limoniidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1859 wikipedia.org
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Microchrysa flavicornis
Halteres yellow. Wings hyaline. Abdomen with golden reflections. Biology The flight period is June to August. wikipedia.org
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Hysmon
His statue in the Altis at Olympia, representing him as holding old-fashioned halteres, was the work of Cleon. wikipedia.org
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Poecilosomella brevisecunda
The halteres have a yellow stalk with a brown knob. References Sphaeroceridae Insects described in 2002 Diptera of Asia Endemic fauna of Sumatra wikipedia.org
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