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What are tegmina?


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Tegmina:

  1. The modified leathery front wing of an insect, especially in the orders Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Mantodea, Phasmatodea, and Blattodea, is known as a tegmen.
  2. It is also called tegmina.
  3. In cockroaches, tegmina are the first and second pairs of wings that emerge from the mesothorax and metathorax, respectively.
  4. Tegmina protects the hind wings.

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