Functional characteristics of the rigid elytra in a bamboo weevil beetle Cyrtotrachelus buqueti
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DOI: 10.1049/nbt2.12095
Abstract: Abstract The bamboo weevil beetle, Cyrtotrachelus buqueti, has evolved a particular flight pattern. When crawling, the beetle folds the flexible hind wings and stuffs under the rigid elytra. During flight, the hind wings are deployed… read more here.
Keywords: bamboo weevil; beetle cyrtotrachelus; cyrtotrachelus buqueti; hind wings ... See more keywords