helus

See also: Heluš

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “nail”).[1]

Noun

helus (plural heli)

  1. (entomology, rare) In scarabaeoid larvae, a coarse fixed spine located near the haptomerum.[1]
    • 2024, Larval morphology of a Palearctic Rutelini, Parastasia ferrieri (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), with discussions on their feeding habits‎[2], page 185:
      The larvae of P. ferrieri exhibit remarkable features, including four protuberances on labrum, no helus on epipharynx, two scissorial teeth on each mandible, five stridulatory teeth plus a blunt protuberance on each maxilla, and the obtuse claws on the thoracic legs.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology‎[1], 2005, page 423
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