hindwing

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of hind wing.

   “the Amblypodia group presents a more or less elongated form of hindwing with some variety in the shape and caudation ;”

   “the hindwings are a little narrower and longer the light maculation of the upperside of the forewing is markedly reduced and the cellspot only faintly suggested.”

   “As an extinct clade, many species of the saucrosmylids were erected just based on a single fore- or hindwing, and it should be realized that providing more stable characters is necessary when describing new lacewing taxa just based on an isolated hindwing.”