Tegmen
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A '''tegmen''' (pl. ''tegmina'') designates the modified leathery front wing on an insect. They are not used for flying. [[order (biology)|Orders]] that have tegmina are the Dermaptera ([[earwigs]]), [[Orthoptera]] ([[grasshopper|grasshoppers]], [[crickets]]), [[Mantodea]] ([[praying mantis]]) and Blattodea ([[Cockroach|cockroaches]]). On [[crickets]], they are modified for song production.
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[[Category:Entomology]]
[[Category:Animal anatomy]]
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