heteroptera

pl. [Pref. hetero-, and Gr. ptera, pl. of pteron a wing.J Entom.: A sub-order of Hemipter a, or Rhyncota. The anterior wings constitute hemelytra, being chi to no us toward the base, and membranous toward the apex. The rostrum springs from the front of the head; the inner margins of the wing are straight or depre ed; the antenne moderate in size, with the joints few and large. Stephens makes them an order. Tribes or groups two-Hydrocorize (Water-bugs), and Geocorize (Land-bugs). hět-er-op-tics, s. pl . [Gr. heteros =other, different, and Eng. optics (q. v.).] False optics. hět-er-o-rhi-zal, a . [Pref. hetero- ; Gr. rhiza = a root, and Eng., ., suff.-al.] Bot. ( of roots): Having the root and the stem markedly different, as in ferns, equisetaceæ, and, to a certain extent, in lycopod i aceæ.