Crossword puzzle clue "front wings in beetles"

ELYTRUM, (Latin) a hardened forewing of certain insects, also ELYTRON

a piece of cloth, leather, etc. worn in front, esp. to protect clothes from dirt or damage

the front part of something

AUTO, to ride in an automobile

BORER, one that bores

CHAFER, any of several kinds of beetle, esp. of the Scarabeidae

a dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc.

DOR, to mock, scoff at, also DORR