Thesaurus / halteres
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On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to halteres, such as: bola, halter, rope, and snare.
How to use halteres in a sentence
They are wingless, but have a pair of halteres placed upon the dorsal surface.
THE YOUNG COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF ANTS, BEES, DRAGON-FLIES, EARWIGS, CRICKETS, AND FLIESW. HARCOURT BATHIn a few rare species the wings, or halteres, or both, are wanting.
HANDBOOK OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGYWILLIAM ALBERT RILEYCalyptrate: those flies that have aluke or membranous scales above the halteres.
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGYJOHN. B. SMITHHalteres were also used for general exercise, like modern dumb-bells.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 15, SLICE 5VARIOUSWings blackish brown; stigma and veins black; halteres apple-green.
JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY - VOL. 3VARIOUSAbdomen ochraceous, black at the tip; femora testaceous at the base; halteres testaceous.
JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY - VOL. 3VARIOUSFore-wings well developed; hind-wings reduced to stalked knobs (“halteres”).
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 13, SLICE 4VARIOUS