costal wing vein break FBbt_00053252
costal wing vein break
ID: FBbt_00053252
Anatomy
Break in the costal wing vein, which follows the anterior wing margin (McAlpine, 1981. These may give the wing additional flexibility during flight (McAlpine, 1981. (Ferris, 1950, Fabian et al., 2016, McAlpine, 1981)
McAlpine, 1981 describes 3 possible breaks in insect wings, based on figures in Ferris, 1950 and Fabian et al., 2016, only humeral and subcostal appear to exist in D. melanogaster.
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