tergosternal muscle FBbt_00058893
tergosternal muscle
ID: FBbt_00058893
Adult Muscle
An indirect flight muscle that functions as a wing elevator. It has a dorsal attachment to the anterior notum and a ventral attachment to the mesothoracic preepisternum, anterior to the coxa. (Miller, 1950, Snodgrass, 1935)
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Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| anterior tergosternal muscle | exact synonym | Williams and Williams, 1943 |
| DVM1 | exact synonym | |
| ATS muscle | exact synonym | Williams and Williams, 1943 |
| dorsal ventral indirect flight muscle I | exact synonym | |
| DVM I | exact synonym | Levine and Hughes, 1973 |