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The 21 pages that link to Elytron, each with the reason it gives.

• Insect wingBroader topic: Beetles retain flight-capable hindwings beneath protective forewings.

• Arthropod exoskeletonBroader topic: Elytra turn part of the exoskeleton into a protective shield.

• ColeopteraBroader topic: These defining forewings distinguish beetles from other insect orders.

• BeetleBroader topic: Elytra are the defining structural feature of beetles.

• ScarabaeidaeRelated: Like other beetles, scarabaeids have protective forewings.

• WeevilRelated: Like other beetles, weevils have forewings modified into protective covers.

• Ground beetleRelated: Ground beetle elytra cover the abdomen and often have distinctive grooves or ridges.

• Rove beetleBroader topic: Rove beetles’ unusually short elytra leave most of the abdomen uncovered.

• Water beetleRelated: The space beneath the elytra can shelter air in diving species.

• Whirligig beetleRelated: Its elytra shield the wings and body during life at the water surface.

• CoccinellidaeRelated: Ladybird elytra form the familiar colored, spotted coverings over their wings.

• Hercules beetleRelated: Its hardened wing covers shield the beetle's flight wings.

• Japanese rhinoceros beetleRelated: These forewings protect the beetle while its membranous hindwings are folded.

• CleridaeRelated: The patterned hardened forewings give many checkered beetles their distinctive appearance.

• Coccinella septempunctataRelated: The seven conspicuous spots lie on the paired elytra.

• CockchaferRelated: The cockchafer’s ridged wing covers are a conspicuous feature of its adult form.

• CurculionidaeRelated: Like other beetles, curculionids bear protective forewings.

• DytiscusRelated: The paired elytra protect Dytiscus species while their hindwings provide flight.

• GoliathusRelated: Its elytra protect the flight wings when a Goliath beetle is not flying.

• Leaf beetleRelated: These protective forewings are a visible feature of leaf beetle anatomy.

• Longhorn beetleRelated: Like other beetles, longhorns have elytra protecting the flight wings beneath.