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Definition of Calypter
1. Noun. Scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly.
Definition of Calypter
1. calyptra [n -S] - See also: calyptra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calypter
Literary usage of Calypter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Henry Dallinger (1891)
"... one oi &** closed and covered with the cAlypter, the other open ; «, u, ...
0,0, A* opercules; < . calypter; », peristome ; s, s, setae. ..."
2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1913)
"... calypter small, rarely densely ciliated ; anal vein entirely rudimentary or
... bristles usually present; calypter usually large and densely ciliate; ..."
3. New Species of Hemiptera Chiefly from California by Edward Payson Van Duzee (1918)
"... stpl 2-2, but the lower ones hardly more than hairs, especially the hind one;
calypter small with dark rim but pale fringe, ..."
4. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"34—Lower, or posterior, calypter distinct, usually projecting beyond the upper (Group
... calypter ..."
5. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1919)
"Costal thorn small; veins three and four subparallel; outer cross-vein straight.
Lower calypter but slightly protruded beyond upper. ..."
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