wing posterior axillary muscle III [FBbt_00058911]

Direct flight muscle connected to the posterior of the third axillary sclerite that, together with muscle III1, serves to depress the anal portion of the wing (Miller, 1950. There are two of these muscles that form a dorsoventrally-oriented group, posterior to muscle III1 (Trimarchi and Schneiderman, 1994; Ehrhardt et al., 2023). (Miller, 1950, Trimarchi and Schneiderman, 1994, Lindsay et al., 2017)
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wing posterior axillary muscle III

ID: FBbt_00058911

Adult Muscle

Direct flight muscle connected to the posterior of the third axillary sclerite that, together with muscle III1, serves to depress the anal portion of the wing (Miller, 1950. There are two of these muscles that form a dorsoventrally-oriented group, posterior to muscle III1 (Trimarchi and Schneiderman, 1994; Ehrhardt et al., 2023). (Miller, 1950, Trimarchi and Schneiderman, 1994, Lindsay et al., 2017)

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Synonym Scope Reference
third pterale III, III3 related synonym
III2-4 exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997
muscle of third axillary 55 exact synonym
posterior muscle of the third axillary sclerite related synonym
muscles 2-4 of pterale III exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997

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