dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle FBbt_00058883
dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle
ID: FBbt_00058883
Adult Muscle
Indirect flight muscle that extends anterioposteriorly, along the full length of the thorax (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. There are six of these muscles on each side, each with a single muscle cell (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. They have anterior attachment sites across the anterior and dorsal tergum and posterior attachment sites in the postnotum (Miyan and Ewing, 1985. It functions to depress the wings by longitudinal arching of the scutum (Miller, 1950. (Miyan and Ewing, 1985, Miller, 1950, Dickinson and Tu, 1997, Bate, 1993)
DLM1-6 numbered ventral to dorsal (see Ikeda and Koenig (1988) - FBrf0048552), muscles 45a-f numbered dorsal to ventral (see Tanouye and Wyman (1981) - FBrf0074584).
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Relationships
- attached to part of: mesothoracic postnotum, notum
- develops from: developing dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle
- receives synaptic input from neuron: DLM motor neuron
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| dorsal median muscle | exact synonym | Miller, 1950 |
| dorsal medial indirect flight muscle | exact synonym | |
| dorso-longitudinal muscle | exact synonym | |
| dorsal longitudinal muscle | exact synonym | Bate, 1993 |
| DLM | exact synonym | Bate, 1993 |
| dorsal medial muscle | exact synonym |