wing posterior axillary muscle III FBbt_00058911
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)
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
Relationships
- attached to: 3rd axillary sclerite
- receives synaptic input from neuron: wing axillary muscle III3 motor neuron
Alternative Names
| 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 |