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vannal fold is posterior to the postcubitus, but proximally it crosses the base of the first vannal vein. In the cicada the vannal fold lies immediately behind the first vannal vein (lV). These small variations in the actual position of the vannal fold, however, do not affect the unity of action of the vannal veins, controlled by the flexor sclerite (3Ax), in the flexion of the wing. In the hindwings of most Orthoptera a secondary vena dividens forms a rib in the vannal fold. The vannus is usually triangular in shape, and its veins typically spread out from the third axillary like the ribs of a fan. Some of the vannal veins may be branched, and secondary veins may alternate with the primary veins. The vannal region is usually best developed in the hindwing, in which it may be enlarged to form a sustaining surface, as in Plecoptera and Orthoptera. The great fanlike expansions of the hindwings of Acrididae are clearly the vannal regions, since their veins are all supported on the third axillary sclerites on the wing bases, though Martynov (1925) ascribes most of the fan areas in Acrididae to the jugal regions of the wings. The true jugum of the acridid wing is represented only by the small membrane (Ju) mesad of the last vannal vein. The jugum is more highly developed in some other Polyneoptera, as in the Mantidae. In most of the higher insects with narrow wings the vannus becomes reduced, and the vannal fold is lost, but even in such cases the flexed wing may bend along a line between the postcubitus and the first vannal vein.
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generalized insect the Postcubitus is always associated proximally with the cubitus and is never intimately connected with the flexor sclerite (3Ax) of the wing base. In Neuroptera, Mecoptera, and Trichoptera the postcubitus may be more closely associated with the vannal veins, but its base is always free from the latter. The postcubitus is usually unbranched; it is primitively two branched. The vannal veins (lV to nV) are the anal veins that are immediately associated with the third axillary, and which are directly affected by the movement of this sclerite that brings about the flexion of the wings. In number the vannal veins vary. from 1 to 12, according to the expansion of the vannal area of the wing. The vannal tracheae usually arise from a common tracheal stem in nymphal insects, and the veins are regarded as branches of a single anal vein. Distally the vannal veins are either simple or branched. Jugal Veins (J) of the jugal lobe of the wing is often occupied by a network of irregular veins, or it may be entirely membranous; but sometimes it contains one or two distinct small veins, the first jugal vein, or vena arcuata, and the second jugal vein, or vena cardinalis (2J).
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are normally radial to the base of the wing, allowing adjacent sections of a wing to be folded over or under each other. The commonest fold line is the jugal fold, situated just behind the third anal vein, although, most Neoptera have a jugal fold just behind vein 3A on the forewings. It is sometimes also present on the hindwings. Where the anal area of the hindwing is large, as in Orthoptera and Blattodea, the whole of this part may be folded under the anterior part of the wing along a vannal fold a little posterior to the claval furrow. In addition, in Orthoptera and Blattodea, the anal area is folded like a fan along the veins, the anal veins being convex, at the crests of the folds, and the accessory veins concave. Whereas the claval furrow and jugal fold are probably homologous in different species, the vannal fold varies in position in different taxa. Folding is produced by a muscle arising on the pleuron and inserted into the third axillary sclerite in such a way that, when it contracts, the sclerite pivots about its points of articulation with the posterior notal process and the second axillary sclerite.
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articular membrane contains a number of small articular sclerites, collectively known as the pteralia. The pteralia include an anterior humeral plate at the base of the costal vein, a group of axillaries (Ax) associated with the subcostal, radial, and vannal veins, and two less definite median plates (m, m') at the base of the mediocubital area. The axillaries are specifically developed only in the wing-flexing insects, where they constitute the flexor mechanism of the wing operated by the flexor muscle arising on the pleuron. Characteristic of the wing base is also a small lobe on the anterior margin of the articular area proximal to the humeral plate, which, in the forewing of some insects, is developed into a large, flat, scale-like flap, the tegula, overlapping the base of the wing. Posteriorly the articular membrane often forms an ample lobe between the wing and the body, and its margin is generally thickened and corrugated, giving the appearance of a ligament, the so-called axillary cord, continuous mesally with the posterior marginal scutellar fold of the tergal plate bearing the wing.
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insects the media anterior has been lost, and the usual "media" is the four-branched media posterior with the common basal stem. In the Ephemerida, according to present interpretations of the wing venation, both branches of the media are retained, while in Odonata the persisting media is the primitive anterior branch. The stem of the media is often united with the radius, but when it occurs as a distinct vein its base is associated with the distal median plate (m') or is continuously sclerotized with the latter. The cubitus, the sixth vein of the wing, is primarily two-branched. The primary forking of the takes place near the base of the wing, forming the two principal branches (Cu1, Cu2). The anterior branch may break up into a number of secondary branches, but commonly it forks into two distal branches. The second branch of the cubitus (Cu2) in Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, and Lepidoptera was mistaken by Comstock and Needham for the first anal. Proximally the main stem of the cubitus is associated with the distal median plate (m') of the wing base.
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between the two branches. A concave vein will fork into two concave veins (with the interpolated vein being convex) and the regular alteration of the veins is preserved. The veins of the wing appear to fall into an undulating pattern according to whether they have a tendency to fold up or down when the wing is relaxed. The basal shafts of the veins are convex, but each vein forks distally into an anterior convex branch and a posterior concave branch. Thus the costa and subcosta are regarded as convex and concave branches of a primary first vein, Rs is the concave branch of the radius, posterior media the concave branch of the media, Cu1 and Cu2 are respectively convex and concave, while the primitive Postcubitus and the first vannal have each an anterior convex branch and a posterior concave branch. The convex or concave nature of the veins has been used as evidence in determining the identities of the persisting distal branches of the veins of modern insects, but it has not been demonstrated to be consistent for all wings.
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end of the second axillary, and posteriorly (b) with the posterior wing process of the tergum (PNP), or with a small fourth axillary when the latter is present. Distally the third axillary is prolonged in a process which is always associated with the bases of the group of veins in the anal region of the wing here termed the vannal veins (V). The third axillary, therefore, is usually the posterior hinge plate of the wing base and is the active sclerite of the flexor mechanism, which directly manipulates the vannal veins. The contraction of the flexor muscle (D) revolves the third axillary on its mesal articulations (b, f) and thereby lifts its distal arm; this movement produces the flexion of the wing. The Fourth Axillary sclerite is not a constant element of the wing base. When present it is usually a small plate intervening between the third axillary and the posterior notal wing process and is probably a detached piece of the latter.
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base with the humeral plate. The trachea of the costal vein is perhaps a branch of the subcostal trachea. Located after the costa is the third vein, the subcosta, which branches into two separate veins: the anterior and posterior. The base of the subcosta is associated with the distal end of the neck of the first axillary (see section below). The fourth vein is the radius (R), which is branched into five separate veins. The radius is generally the strongest vein of the wing. Toward the middle of the wing, it forks into a first undivided branch (R1) and a second branch, called the radial sector (Ra), which subdivides dichotomously into four distal branches (R2, R3, R4, R5). Basally, the radius is flexibly united with the anterior end of the second axillary (2Ax).
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apex of which (e) is always associated with the base of the subcostal vein (Sc), though it is not united with the latter. The body of the sclerite articulates laterally with the second axillary. The second axillary sclerite (2Ax) is more variable in form than the first axillary, but its mechanical relations are no less definite. It is obliquely hinged to the outer margin of the body of the first axillary, and the radial vein (R) is always flexibly attached to its anterior end (d). The second axillary presents both a dorsal and a ventral sclerotization in the wing base; its ventral surface rests upon the fulcral wing process of the pleuron. The second axillary, therefore, is the pivotal sclerite of the wing base, and it specifically manipulates the radial vein.
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which are generally considered as corresponding structures to insect wings, articulated within the dorsal tergite plates. This cannot be seen in modern mayfly larvae, because their abdominal tergites and sternites are fused to rings, without any traces left even in embryonic development. If larval gills and wings are corresponding ("serial homologous") structures and thus share the same evolutionary origin, the new results from Coxoplectoptera demonstrate that also wings are of tergal origin, as proposed by the classical paranotal-hypothesis. Staniczek, Bechly & Godunko (2011) therefore suggested a new hypothesis that could reconcile the apparently conflicting evidence from
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name suggests. As the muscles contract, the thoracic box becomes distorted, transferring the energy to the wing. There are two "bundles" of muscles, those that span parallel to the tergum, the dorsolongitudinals, and those that are attached to the tegum and extend to the sternum, the dorsoventrals. In direct muscle, the connection is directly from the pleuron (thoracic wall) to individual sclerites located at the base of the wing. The subalar and basilar muscles have ligament attachments to the subalar and basilar sclerites. Here resilin, a highly elastic material, forms the ligaments connecting flight muscles to the wing apparatus.
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and are separated from each other by an oblique line (bf) which forms a prominent convex fold during flexion of the wing. The proximal plate (m) is usually attached to the distal arm of the third axillary and perhaps should be regarded as a part of the latter. The distal plate (m') is less constantly present as a distinct sclerite and may be represented by a general sclerotization of the base of the mediocubital field of the wing. When the veins of this region are distinct at their bases, they are associated with the outer median plate.
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jugal lobe of other insects (A, D); the larger inner squama (d) arises from the posterior scutellar margin of the tergum of the wing-bearing segment and forms a protective, hoodlike canopy over the haltere. In the flexed wing the outer squama of the alula is turned upside down above the inner squama, the latter not being affected by the movement of the wing. In many Diptera a deep incision of the anal area of the wing membrane behind the single vannal vein sets off a proximal alar lobe distal to the outer squama of the alula.
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Activity of the same muscle in flight affects the power output of the wing and so it is also important in flight control. In orthopteroid insects, the elasticity of the cuticle causes the vannal area of the wing to fold along the veins. Consequently, energy is expended in unfolding this region when the wings are moved to the flight position. In general, wing extension probably results from the contraction of muscles attached to the basilar sclerite or, in some insects, to the subalar sclerite.
266: 1431:. Each trachcole is of unicellular origin, and is at first intracellular in position; while tracheae are of multicellular origin and the lumen of each is intercellular in position. The development of tracheoles, each coiled within a single cell of the epithelium of a trachea, and the subsequent opening of communication between the tracheoles and the lumen of the trachea, and the uncoiling and stretching out of the tracheoles, so that they reach all parts of the wing. 1058: 810: 566:. When the vannal fold has the usual position anterior to the group of anal veins, the remigium contains the costal, subcostal, radial, medial, cubital, and postcubital veins. In the flexed wing the remigiumturns posteriorly on the flexible basal connection of the radius with the second axillary, and the base of the mediocubital field is folded medially on the axillary region along the plica basalis (bf) between the median plates (m, m') of the wing base. 2805: 595: 839:) have the flight muscles attached directly to their wings; the wings can beat no faster than the rate at which nerves can send impulses to command the muscles to beat. All other living winged insects fly using a different mechanism, involving indirect flight muscles which cause the thorax to vibrate; the wings can beat faster than the rate at which the muscles receive nerve impulses. This mechanism evolved once, and is the defining feature ( 2702: 2690: 56: 314: 3258: 1357:– or they may themselves be predators, and need to capture prey. Their maneuverability, from an aerodynamic viewpoint, is provided by high lift and thrust forces. Typical insect fliers can attain lift forces up to three times their weight and horizontal thrust forces up to five times their weight. There are two substantially different insect flight mechanisms, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages – just because 2406:, folded longitudinally and transversely under the elytra. The wing is rotated forwards on its base into flight position. This action spread the wing and unfolded longitudinally and transversely. There is the spring mechanism in the wing structure, sometimes with the help of abdomen movement, to keep the wing in folded position. The beetle wing venation is reduced and modified due to the folding structure, which include: 2874: 2433: 485: 1435:
is shown in, which represents sections of these parts of the first, second, third and fourth instars respectively. At the same time the tracheoles uncoil, and extend in bundles in the forming vein-cavities of the wing-bud. At the molt that marks the beginning of the pupal stadium stage, they become functional. At the same time, the larval tracheoles degenerate; their function having been replaced by the wing tracheae.
3072: 91: 2419: 36: 3339: 3181: 3068:, are typically entirely membranous. Both forewings and hindwings of Cicada are membranous. Most species are glass-like although some are opaque. Cicadas are not good fliers and most fly only a few seconds. When flying, forewing and hindwing are hooked together by a grooved coupling along the hindwing costa and forewing margin. Most species have a basic venation as shown in the following picture. 895:, some 350 million years ago, when there were only two major land masses, insects began flying. How and why insect wings developed, however, is not well understood, largely due to the scarcity of appropriate fossils from the period of their development in the Lower Carboniferous. Three main theories on the origins of insect flight are that wings developed from paranotal lobes, extensions of the 2448: 707:(flies) and Hymenoptera (wasp), the indirect muscles occupy the greatest volume of the pterothorax and function as the primary source of power for the wingstroke. Contraction of the dorsolongitudinal muscles causes the severe arching of the notum which depresses the wing while contraction of the dorsoventral muscles causes opposite motion of notum. The most primitive extant flying insects, 2796:
crossveins in the wings. Until the early years of the 20th century Odonata were often regarded as being related to lacewings and were given the ordinal name Paraneuroptera, but any resemblance between these two orders is entirely superficial. In Anisoptera the hindwing is broader than the forewing and in both wings a crossvein divides the discoidal cell into a Triangle and Supertriangle.
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wing beat frequency of 4–20 per second whereas small-winged, heavy-bodied flies and bees beat their wings more than 100 times a second and mosquitoes can beat up to 988–1046 times a second. The same goes for flight; though it is generally difficult to estimate the speed of insects in flight, most insects can probably fly faster in nature than they do in controlled experiments.
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cross-veins having specific locations. The more constant cross-veins are the humeral cross-vein (h) between costa and subcosta, the radial cross-vein (r) between R and the first fork of Rs, the sectorial cross-vein (s) between the two forks of R8, the median cross-vein (m–m) between M2 and M3, and the mediocubital cross-vein (m-cu) between media and cubitus.
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jugal area of the forewing is developed as a free lobe, it projects beneath the humeral angle of the hindwing and thus serves to yoke the two wings together. In the Jugatae group of Lepidoptera it bears a long finger-like lobe. The jugal region was termed the neala ("new wing") because it is evidently a secondary and recently developed part of the wing.
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part of the front edge of the forewing and the crossveins near the wing tip are angled, making trapezoidal cells. Although subterranean termite wings have just two major veins along the front edge of the forewing and the cross veins towards the wingtip are perpendicular to these veins, making square and rectangular cells.
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heavily sclerotized to provide strength and rigidity to the wing. Two types of hair may occur on the wings: microtrichia, which are small and irregularly scattered, and macrotrichia, which are larger, socketed, and may be restricted to veins. The scales of Lepidoptera and Trichoptera are highly modified macrotrichia.
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the muscles through diffusion occurring in large amounts, in order to maintain the high level of energy used during flight. Many wing muscles are large and may be as large as 10 mm in length and 2 mm in width. Moreover, in some Diptera the fibres are of giant dimensions. For instance, in the very active
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When at rest, the wings are held over the back in most insects, which may involve longitudinal folding of the wing membrane and sometimes also transverse folding. Folding may sometimes occur along the flexion lines. Though fold lines may be transverse, as in the hindwings of beetles and earwigs, they
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The median plates (m, m') are also sclerites that are not so definitely differentiated as specific plates as are the three principal axillaries, but nevertheless they are important elements of the flexor apparatus. They lie in the median area of the wing base distal to the second and third axillaries
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Termites are relatively poor fliers and are readily blown downwind in wind speeds of less than 2 km/h, shedding their wings soon after landing at an acceptable site, where they mate and attempt to form a nest in damp timber or earth. Wings of most termites have three heavy veins along the basal
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Stick insect have forewings that are tough, opaque tegmina, short and covering only the base part of the hindwings at rest. Hindwings from costa to Cubitus are tough and opaque like the forewings. The large anal area are membranous and folded in fan-like manner. There are no or very few branching in
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respectively. In the more recent genera, the wings of the second segment are much more pronounced, however some more primitive forms have similarly sized wings of both segments. The wings are covered in scales arranged like shingles, forming the extraordinary variety seen in color. The mesothorax is
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mechanism in which the wings clap together above the insect's body and then fling apart. As they fling open, the air gets sucked in and creates a vortex over each wing. This bound vortex then moves across the wing and, in the clap, acts as the starting vortex for the other wing. Circulation and lift
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The axillary region is region containing the axillary sclerites has in general the form of a scalene triangle. The base of the triangle (a-b) is the hinge of the wing with the body; the apex (c) is the distal end of the third axillary sclerite; the longer side is anterior to the apex. The point d on
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along which the wing can flex during flight. The fundamental distinction between the flexion-lines and the fold-lines is often blurred, as fold-lines may permit some flexibility or vice versa. Two constants that are found in nearly all insect wings are the claval (a flexion-line) and jugal folds (or
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Variation of the wing beat may also occur, not just amongst different species, but even among individuals at different times. In general, the frequency is dependent upon the ratio between the power of the wing muscles and the resistance of the load. Large-winged, light-bodied butterflies may have a
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In the earlier stages of its development, the wing-bud is not provided with special organs of respiration such as tracheation, as it resembles in this respect the other portions of the hypodermis of which it is still a part. The histoblast is developed near a large trachea, a cross-section of which
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Insect wing muscle is a strictly aerobic tissue. Per unit protein it consumes fuel and oxygen at rates taking place in a very concentrated and highly organized tissue so that the steady-state rates per unit volume represent an absolute record in biology. The fuel and oxygen rich blood is carried to
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At the posterior angle of the wing base in some Diptera there is a pair of membranous lobes (squamae, or calypteres) known as the alula. The alula is well developed in the house fly. The outer squama (c) arises from the wing base behind the third axillary sclerite (3Ax) and evidently represents the
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The costa (C) is the leading marginal vein on most insects. Sometimes, there is a small vein above the costa called the precosta, although in almost all extant insects, the precosta is fused with the costa. The costa rarely ever branches because it is at the leading edge, which is associated at its
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is the name given to a hypothetical scheme of wing venation proposed for the very first winged insect. It is based on a combination of speculation and fossil data. Since all winged insects are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, the archedictyon represents the "template" that has been
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settle with the wings held together, dorsal surfaces apposed. The thorax of Zygoptera is so oblique that when held in this way the wings fit neatly along the top of the abdomen. They do not appear to be held straight up as in butterflies or mayflies. In a few zygopteran families the wings are held
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Insect wings are fundamental in identifying and classifying species as there is no other set of structures in studying insects more significant. Each order and insect family has distinctive wing shapes and features. In many cases, even species may be distinguished from each other by differences of
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The muscles that control flight in insects can take up to 10% to 30% of the total body mass. The muscles that control flight vary with the two types of flight found in insects: indirect and direct. Insects that use first, indirect, have the muscles attach to the tergum instead of the wings, as the
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The third axillary sclerite (3Ax) lies in the posterior part of the articular region of the wing. Its form is highly variable and often irregular, but the third axillary is the sclerite on which is inserted the flexor muscle of the wing (D). Mesally it articulates anteriorly (f) with the posterior
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The first axillary sclerite (lAx) is the anterior hinge plate of the wing base. Its anterior part is supported on the anterior notal wing process of the tergum (ANP); its posterior part articulates with the tergal margin. The anterior end of the sclerite is generally produced as a slender arm, the
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The humeral plate is usually a small sclerite on the anterior margin of the wing base, movable and articulated with the base of the costal vein. Odonata have their humeral plate greatly enlarged, with two muscles arising from the episternum inserted into the Humeral plates and two from the edge of
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The veins of insect wings are characterized by a convex-concave placement, such as those seen in mayflies (i.e., concave is "down" and convex is "up") which alternate regularly and by its triadic type of branching; whenever a vein forks there is always an interpolated vein of the opposite position
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variation displayed a mutation transforming normal wings to what was interpreted as a triple-jointed leg arrangement with some additional appendages but lacking the tarsus, where the wing's costal surface normally would be. This mutation was reinterpreted as strong evidence for a dorsal exite and
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and enable the insect to land more softly. The theory suggests that these lobes gradually grew larger and in a later stage developed a joint with the thorax. Even later would appear the muscles to move these crude wings. This model implies a progressive increase in the effectiveness of the wings,
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The Jugal Region, or Neala, is a region of the wing that is usually a small membranous area proximal to the base of the vannus strengthened by a few small, irregular veinlike thickenings; but when well developed it is a distinct section of the wing and may contain one or two jugal veins. When the
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The vannus is bordered by the vannal fold, which typically occurs between the postcubitus and the first vannal vein. In Orthoptera it usually has this position. In the forewing of Blattidae, however, the only fold in this part of the wing lies immediately before the postcubitus. In Plecoptera the
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Postcubitus (Pcu) is the first anal of the Comstock–Needham system. The postcubitus, however, has the status of an independent wing vein and should be recognized as such. In nymphal wings, its trachea arises between the cubital trachea and the group of vannal tracheae. In the mature wings of more
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Long since, research on insect wing origins has built on the “pre-existing structures” position that was originally proposed in the 19th century. Recent literature has pointed to several ancestral structures as being important to the origin of insect wings. Among these include: gills, respiratory
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The front and rear wings at rest: The front wing covers most of the hindwing, with only the joint projects in the form of a quarter circle forward with a central white spot under the forewing. On the right hand side of the forewing is opened to the right (blue arrow), which from this perspective
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is formed where the second main vein (subcosta) meets the leading edge of the wing. In most families a conspicuous pterostigma is carried near the wing tip. Identification as Odonata can be based on the venation. The only likely confusion is with some lacewings (order Neuroptera) which have many
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The main veins and the crossveins form the wing venation pattern. The venation patterns are different in different species. There may be very numerous crossveins or rather few. The Australian Flatwing Damselfly's wings are one of the few veins patterns. The venation pattern is useful for species
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of the insect wing has been universally considered as conclusive evidence in favour of the leg-exite-hypothesis, which proposes that insect wings are derived from mobile leg appendages (exites). However, the larvae of Coxoplectoptera show that the abdominal gills of mayflies and their ancestors,
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The various movements of the wings, especially in insects that flex the wings horizontally over the back when at rest, demand a more complicated articular structure at the wing base than a mere hinge of the wing with the body. Each wing is attached to the body by a membranous basal area, but the
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The fifth vein of the wing is the media. In the archetype pattern (A), the media forks into two main branches: a media anterior (MA), which divides into two distal branches (MA1, MA2), and a median sector, or media posterior (MP), which has four terminal branches (M1, M2, M3, M4). In most modern
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As the wing develops, the dorsal and ventral integumental layers become closely apposed over most of their area forming the wing membrane. The remaining areas form channels, the future veins, in which the nerves and tracheae may occur. The cuticle surrounding the veins becomes thickened and more
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The front wing is open to the left (blue arrow) with the right side of the forewing removed; the hindwing is half open. With greater resolution, the multiple folding is shown, resembling a fan which is parallel to the lines b and c. The arrow points to the e point where the fan is closed again,
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meaning 'scale'. Most scales are lamellar, or blade-like and attached with a pedicel, while other forms may be hair-like or specialized as secondary sexual characteristics. The lumen or surface of the lamella, has a complex structure. It gives color either due to the pigmentary colors contained
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As a result, the distal arm of the third axillary sclerite rotates upwards and inwards, so that finally its position is completely reversed. The anal veins are articulated with this sclerite in such a way that when it moves they are carried with it and become flexed over the back of the insect.
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Physically, some insects move their flight muscles directly, others indirectly. In insects with direct flight, the wing muscles directly attach to the wing base, so that a small downward movement of the wing base lifts the wing itself upward. Those insects with indirect flight have muscles that
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become more prominent, which now form a pocket-like structure. As of the third and fourth instars, the histoblast become more elongated. This greatly extended and evaginated, or protruding, part is what becomes the wing. By the close of the last instar, or fifth, the wing is pushed out of the
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at the base. The twist generally is between 10 and 20 degrees. In addition to this twist, the wing surfaces are not necessarily flat or featureless; most larger insects have wing membranes distorted and angled between the veins in such a way that the cross-section of the wings approximates an
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The evolutionary origin of the insect wing is debated. During the 19th century, the question of insect wing evolution originally rested on two main positions. One position postulated insect wings evolved from pre-existing structures, while the second proposed insect wings were entirely novel
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All the veins of the wing are subject to secondary forking and to union by cross-veins. In some orders of insects the cross-veins are so numerous that the whole venational pattern becomes a close network of branching veins and cross-veins. Ordinarily, however, there is a definite number of
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The same wing, half folded: The two joints of the cross-folding form an obtuse angle. The right is already in the wings folded in three layers. With greater resolution, the third arch of the wing margin in the first and second is visible. To the left of the fifth arch appears in the
2534:), but also some desert and cave-dwelling species of other families. Many of these species have the two elytra fused together, forming a solid shield over the abdomen. In a few families, both the ability to fly and the elytra have been lost, with the best known example being the 328:, for instance, only the subcosta and part of the radius are present. Conversely, an increase in venation may occur by the branching of existing veins to produce accessory veins or by the development of additional, intercalary veins between the original ones, as in the wings of 2526:). The elytra must be raised in order to move the hind flight wings. A beetle's flight wings are crossed with veins and are folded after landing, often along these veins, and are stored below the elytra. In some beetles, the ability to fly has been lost. These include some 793:) the jugal lobe of the forewing covers a portion of the hindwing (jugal coupling), or the margins of the forewing and hindwing overlap broadly (amplexiform coupling), or the hindwing bristles, or frenulum, hook under the retaining structure or retinaculum on the forewing. 277:
Each of the wings consists of a thin membrane supported by a system of veins. The membrane is formed by two layers of integument closely apposed, while the veins are formed where the two layers remain separate; sometimes the lower cuticle is thicker and more heavily
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modified (and streamlined) by natural selection for 200 million years. According to current dogma, the archedictyon contained 6–8 longitudinal veins. These veins (and their branches) are named according to a system devised by John Comstock and George Needham—the
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gills, which started their way as exits of the respiratory system and over time were modified into locomotive purposes, eventually developed into wings. The tracheal gills are equipped with little winglets that perpetually vibrate and have their own tiny straight
1223:), and only later in evolution became mobile, articulated appendages through secondary recruiting of leg genes. More recent fossil analysis of Paleozoic nymph wing pads provides additional support for the fusion of the paranota elements and arthopodan leg genes. 2660:. Scales provide a number of functions, which include insulation, thermoregulation, aiding gliding flight, amongst others, the most important of which is the large diversity of vivid or indistinct patterns they provide which help the organism protect itself by 1396:
The first indication of the wing buds is of a thickening of the hypodermis, which can be observed in insect species as early the embryo, and in the earliest stages of the life cycle. During the development of morphological features while in the embryo, or
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that is believed to have assisted stabilization while hopping or falling. In favor of this hypothesis is the tendency of most insects, when startled while climbing on branches, to escape by dropping to the ground. Such lobes would have served as
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The main fold line of the forewing seen halfway up as a bright horizontal line. The wing part that is behind this line is turned back down. The narrow strip at the front edge of the wing is in front of the first strong wire folded forward and
140:, respectively, though a few insects lack hindwings, even rudiments. The wings are strengthened by a number of longitudinal veins, which often have cross-connections that form closed "cells" in the membrane (extreme examples include the 2742:– third and fourth longitudinal vein, the strongest vein on the wing, with branches, R1-R4, reach the wing margin, the media anterior (MA) are also reach the wing margin. IR2 and IR3 are intercalary veins behind R2 and R3 respectively. 234:
Other theories of the origin of insect wings are the paranotal lobe theory, the gill theory and the dual theory of insect wing evolution. These theories postulate that wings either developed from paranotal lobes, extensions of the
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In many insect species, the forewing and hindwing can be coupled together, which improves the aerodynamic efficiency of flight by joining the forewing and hindwing into one bigger wing. The most common coupling mechanism (e.g.,
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According to more current literature, possible candidates include gill-like structures, the paranotal lobe, and the crustacean tergal plate. The latter is based on recent insect genetic research which indicates that insects are
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the anterior side of the triangle marks the articulation of the radial vein with the second axillary sclerite. The line between d and c is the plica basalis (bf), or fold of the wing at the base of the mediocubital field. The
1161:: This hypothesis stems from the adaptation of endites and exites, appendages on the respective inner and outer aspects of the primitive arthropod limb. It was advanced by Trueman based on a study by Goldschmidt in 1945 on 1019:
and it is possible that they even captured small vertebrates, for some species had a wing span of 71 cm. The earliest beetle-like species during the Permian had pointed, leather like forewings with cells and pits.
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endite fusion, rather than a leg, with the appendages fitting in much better with this hypothesis. The innervation, articulation and musculature required for the evolution of wings are already present in podomeres.
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Riek EF Kukalova-Peck J (1984). "A new interpretation of dragonfly wing venation based on early Upper Carboniferous fossils from Argentina (Insecta: Odonatoida and basic character states in Pterygote wings.)".
1136:. Still, lack of substantial fossil evidence of the development of the wing joints and muscles poses a major difficulty to the theory, as does the seemingly spontaneous development of articulation and venation. 4469:
Dinges, G.F., Chockley, A.S., Bockemühl, T., Ito, K., Blanke, A. and Büschges, A., 2021. Location and arrangement of campaniform sensilla in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529(4),
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Almudi, Isabel; Vizueta, Joel; Wyatt, Christopher D. R.; de Mendoza, Alex; Marlétaz, Ferdinand; Firbas, Panos N.; Feuda, Roberto; Masiero, Giulio; Medina, Patricia; Alcaina-Caro, Ana; Cruz, Fernando (2020).
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Valmalette, J.C., Raad, H., Qiu, N., Ohara, S., Capovilla, M. and Robichon, A., 2015. Nano-architecture of gustatory chemosensory bristles and trachea in Drosophila wings. Scientific reports, 5(1), pp.1-11.
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wing-pocket, although continues to lie under the old larval cuticle while in its prepupal stage. It is not until the butterfly is in its pupal stage that the wing-bud becomes exposed, and shortly after
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There is the enlargement of the humeral area of the hindwing which is overlapped with the forewing. The humeral vein strengthened the hindwing overlapped area so that the two wings coupling better.
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hold their wings sloped roof-like over their backs. A few moths wrap their wings around their bodies, while many flies and most butterflies close their wings together straight upward over the back.
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which later in development, after the lateral ectoderm has grown dorsally to form wind imaginal disc. An example of wing bud development in the larvae, can be seen in those of White butterflies (
1243:. Most insects today, which evolved from those first fliers, have simplified to either one pair of wings or two pairs functioning as a single pair and using a system of indirect flight muscles. 1142:: This theory, first proposed in 1870 by Carl Gegenbaur, suggested that a possible origin for insect wings might have been the movable abdominal gills found in many aquatic insects, such as on 3360:
So in rest position, the outer lining forms the tough outer edge of the wing, which protects the sides of the abdomen as a shock absorber. The rear wing is covered largely by the forewing.
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Wolf, H., 1993. The locust tegula: significance for flight rhythm generation, wing movement control and aerodynamic force production. Journal of Experimental Biology, 182(1), pp.229-253.
677: 2603:– radius divides into branches beyond the middle of the wing up to five branches in Papilionidae. On forewing, the last R is stalked in all butterflies except Hesperiidae is separated. 1427:. During the fourth instar, cells from the epithelium of this trachea become greatly enlarged extend into the cavity of the wing bud, with each cell having developed a closely coiled 979:
forewings with a distinct CuP vein (an unbranched wing vein, lying near the claval fold and reaching the wing posterior margin). Even though the oldest possible insect fossil is the
1389:. Insects such as those that are hemimetabolic have wings that start out as buds, which are found underneath the exoskeleton, and do not become exposed until the last instar of the 148:). The patterns resulting from the fusion and cross-connection of the wing veins are often diagnostic for different evolutionary lineages and can be used for identification to the 211:. At rest, the wings may be held flat, or folded a number of times along specific patterns; most typically, it is the hindwings which are folded, but in a few groups such as the 2514:
and they protect the delicate hindwings which are folded beneath. The elytra are connected to the pterathorax; being called as such because it is where the wings are connected (
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The articular sclerites, or pteralia, of the wing base of the wing-flexing insects and their relations to the body and the wing veins, shown diagrammatically, are as follows:
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and other flying microinsects have slender front and hindwings with long fringes of hair, called fringed wings, also referred to as ptiloptery. While species of Trichoptera (
2791:) the wings are held in the typical damselfly resting position. Adult species possess two pairs of equal or subequal wings. There appear to be only five main vein stems. A 2571:
evolved to have more powerful muscles to propel moth or butterfly through the air, with the wing of said segment having a stronger vein structure. The largest superfamily,
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Some insects, occupying the biological niches that they do, need to be incredibly maneuverable. They must find their food in tight spaces and be capable of escaping larger
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formations. The “novel” hypothesis suggested that insect wings did not form from pre-existing ancestral appendages but rather as outgrowths from the insect body wall.
5654: 988:, estimated at 396–407 million years old, it possessed dicondylic mandibles, a feature associated with winged insects, although it is later considered as possible 1361:
have a more primitive flight mechanism does not mean they are less able fliers; they are, in certain ways, more agile than anything that has evolved afterward.
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Bruce, Heather, N.H. Patel. (2020). "Knockout of crustacean leg patterning genes suggests that insect wings and body walls evolved from ancient leg segments".
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color and pattern. For example, just by position one can identify species, albeit to a much lesser extent. Though most insects fold their wings when at rest,
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Many times the shape of the wings correlates with the type of insect flight. The best-flying insects tend to have long, slender wings. In many species of
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and the leg-exite-hypothesis have been considered as incompatible alternative explanations, which have both been supported by a set of evidences from the
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fold line); forming variable and unsatisfactory boundaries. Wing foldings can be very complicated, with transverse folding occurring in the hindwings of
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V. A. Blagoderov; E. D. Lukashevich; M. B. Mostovski (2002). "Order Diptera Linné, 1758. The true flies". In A. P. Rasnitsyn; D. L. J. Quicke (eds.).
3225:- unbranched, CuP is reduced in Diptera. Some species CuA and 1A are separated, some species meets when reaching the wing margin, some species fused. 5026: 1007:) were the dominant aerial predator and probably dominated terrestrial insect predation as well. True Odonata appeared in the Permian and all are 3044:(true bugs), the forewings may be hardened, though to a lesser extent than in the beetles. For example, the anterior part of the front wings of 5088:
Prokop, Jakub; Pecharová, Martina; Nel, André; Hörnschemeyer, Thomas; Krzemińska, Ewa; Krzemiński, Wiesław; Engel, Michael S. (January 2017).
558:, which is responsible for most of the flight, powered by the thoracic muscles. The posterior portion of the remigium is sometimes called the 257:; or that insect wings arose from the fusion of pre-existing endite and exite structures each with pre-existing articulation and tracheation. 6015: 5329: 4736: 4666: 4525: 4517: 1423:
The development of tracheation of the wings begin before the wing histoblast form, as it is important to note that they develop near a large
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Field, L.H. and Matheson, T., 1998. Chordotonal organs of insects. In Advances in insect physiology (Vol. 27, pp. 1-228). Academic Press.
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provided important new clues to the disputed question of the evolutionary origin of insect wings. Before the larvae fossil discovery the
5647: 5620: 4123: 332:(grasshoppers and crickets). Large numbers of cross-veins are present in some insects, and they may form a reticulum as in the wings of 3478:
that evolved from the forewings instead of the hindwings. This means that only their hindwings are functional at flying, as opposed to
1015:, and are different from other wings in every way. Their prototypes may have had the beginnings of many modern attributes even by late 4497:
Zhang, N. and Simpson, J.H., 2022. A pair of commissural command neurons induces Drosophila wing grooming. Iscience, 25(2), p.103792.
5599: 5453: 4985: 4226: 4172: 4097: 4067: 1286:(below). Some insects evolved other wing features that are not advantageous for flight, but play a role in something else, such as 4381:"The Flight Muscles of Insects-Their Anatomy and Histology; with Some Observations on the Structure of Striated Muscle in General" 508:, and in some insects the anal area can be folded like a fan. There are about four different fields found on the insect wings: 5640: 5469: 3933:"Insights into insect wing origin provided by functional analysis of vestigial in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum" 5752: 3423:– Row of hooks on the leading edge of hindwing engage the hind margin of the forewing, strongly couple the wings in flight. 2926:– veins behind the cubitus, unbranched, two in forewing, many in hindwing 1A-7A in one group and the rest in another group. 3535:
Crampton, G. (1916). "The Phylogenetic Origin and the Nature of the Wings of Insects According to the Paranotal Theory".
4531: 579: 559: 353: 318: 5774: 2856:– fifth longitudinal vein, on forewing and hindwing dividing near the wing base into branched CuA, and unbranched CuP. 1227:
Suggestions have been made that wings may have evolved initially for sailing on the surface of water as seen in some
781:", which lock onto the forewing, keeping them held together (hamulate coupling). In some other insect species (e.g., 3429:– Some species, including Vespidae, the forewing are longitudinally folded along the 'line of wing folding' at rest. 933: 715:(dragonflies), use direct muscles that are responsible for developing the needed power for the up and down strokes. 5866: 5702: 4977: 5015:
Trueman JWH (1990), Comment: evolution of insect wings: a limb exite plus endite model Canadian Journal of Zoology
4604: 1231:. An alternative idea is that it derives from directed aerial gliding descent—a preflight phenomena found in some 191:. In some cases, wings are produced only at particular times in the life cycle, such as in the dispersal phase of 3990:
Prokop, Jakub, Pecharová, M., Nel, A., Hörnschemeyer, T., Krzemińska, E., Krzemiński, W., & Engel, M (2017).
3165:, which help the fly to sense its orientation and movement, as well as to improve balance by acting similar to 1261:. One noteworthy trait is wing twist. Most insect wings are twisted, as are helicopter blades, with a higher 861:
There are two basic aerodynamic models of insect flight. Most insects use a method that creates a spiralling
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Grzimek HC Bernhard (1975) Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Vol 22 Insects. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. NY.
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The hindwing, spread: by folding lines, it is divided into five fields that are completed each to the rear.
939: 6046: 6005: 5949: 5944: 5929: 5488: 5057: 3097:– in forewing Sc and R fused together to the node. Radial sector (Rs) arises near the node and unbranches. 1216: 1191: 876:
Many insects can hover by beating their wings rapidly, requiring sideways stabilization as well as lift.
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appendages of legs, and lateral (paranotal) and posterolateral projections of the thorax to name a few.
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Adrian L. R. Thomas; R. Åke Norberg (1996). "Skimming the surface — the origin of flight in insects?".
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Averof, Michalis, and S. M. Cohen. (1997). "Evolutionary origin of insect wings from ancestral gills".
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Polilov, Alexey A.; Reshetnikova, Natalia I.; Petrov, Pyotr N.; Farisenkov, Sergey E. (January 2019).
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adults, including sawflies, wasps, bees, and non-worker ants, all have two pairs of membranous wings.
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Insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis (and thus have externally visible wing buds as nymphs)
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In most species of beetles, the front pair of wings are modified and sclerotised (hardened) to form
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arthropods with a direct crustacean ancestor and shared genetic mechanisms of limb development.
4254: 3161:), there is only one pair of functional wings, with the posterior pair of wings are reduced to 1270:. Thus, the wing's basic shape already is capable of generating a small amount of lift at zero 809: 492: 5985: 5964: 5924: 5804: 5722: 5595: 5568: 5550: 5449: 5387: 5325: 5195: 5146: 5111: 4981: 4925: 4846: 4828: 4779: 4732: 4662: 4629: 4521: 4361: 4222: 4168: 4093: 4063: 4013: 3972: 3891: 3848: 3830: 3760: 3634: 3588: 3145:
Also notice there are the ambient veins and peripheral membranes on the margin of both wings.
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The same wing, folded completely: The five fields are aligned (The elytra have been removed).
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with two sets of wings, direct flight muscles, and no ability to fold their wings over their
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which have functional forewings and halteres for hindwings. Also the hindwings in males of
3173:, the very hindmost portion of the wings are modified into somewhat thickened flaps called 2750:– fifth longitudinal vein, cubitus posterior (CuP) is unbranched and reach the wing margin. 5939: 5843: 5826: 5697: 3257: 2701: 2689: 1271: 1262: 1179: 1143: 910: 734: 594: 250: 196: 157: 55: 4164: 1369:
While the development of wings in insects is clearly defined in those who are members of
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He, Zhe; Luo, Yichen; Shang, Xueying; Sun, Jennifer S.; Carlson, John R. (21 May 2019).
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
4323: 3948: 3879: 3818: 3622: 2721:– at the leading edge of the wing, strong and marginal, extends to the apex of the wing. 1176:
Paranota plus leg gene recruitment hypothesis (also known as the dual origin hypothesis)
313: 6000: 5891: 5814: 5761: 5732: 5692: 5667: 5563: 5318: 5190: 5165: 4841: 4806: 4057: 3967: 3932: 3843: 3802: 3084:– at the leading wing marginal, in forewing extends to the node and lies close to Sc+R. 3001: 2873: 2651:, from which feature the order 'Lepidoptera' derives its names, the word "lepteron" in 2576: 2432: 2383: 2375: 1957:
Includes all currently living orders of flying insects except mayflies and dragonflies
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and their structural relationship to the tube-like heart (also in green). Red depicts
6035: 5821: 5737: 5727: 5142: 3903: 2652: 2531: 2527: 2519: 2189: 1702: 1448: 1398: 1386: 1370: 1183: 1111: 1110:: This hypothesis suggests that the insect's wings developed from paranotal lobes, a 1052: 1016: 964: 943:. 49.5 Million Years old; "Boot Hill", Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington, USA. 821: 708: 176: 117: 5399: 4905: 4641: 4295: 3772: 3008:) have rigid leathery forewings that are not flapped while flying, sometimes called 2522:, but tend to cover the hind part of the body and protect the second pair of wings ( 1235:, a wingless sister taxa to the winged insects. The earliest fliers were similar to 484: 5886: 5053: 4791: 4752:
Michael S. Engel; David A. Grimaldi (2004). "New light shed on the oldest insect".
4555: 3646: 3471: 3417:– only two anal veins 1A and 2A are present, 2A is not distinctive in some species. 3233:– only two anal veins 1A and 2A are present, 2A is not distinctive in some species. 3141:– veins behind the cubitus, 1A and 2A fused in the forewing, CuP and 2A are folded. 2765:
is formed where the second main vein meets the leading edge of the wing. The black
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The wings, head parts of thorax and abdomen of Lepidoptera are covered with minute
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On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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The wings are present in only one sex (often the male) in some groups such as
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In class, unlike Apterygota, including winged and wingless secondary systems
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settle with the wings held out sideways or slightly downward, however most
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The forward margin of the hindwing bears a number of hooked bristles, or "
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Form and Function of Insect Wings: The Evolution of Biological Structures
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appears narrower than it is with the rear wing still folded completely.
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rest with their wings spread out horizontally, while groups such as the
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is the outer margin of the wing, between apex and hind or anal angle.
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is hardened, while the posterior part is membranous. They are called
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The two pairs of wings are found on the middle and third segment, or
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do not have a pupal stage, therefore they must have a different wing
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In some very small insects, the venation may be greatly reduced. In
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attach to and deform the thorax, causing the wings to move as well.
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Matsuda R (1970). "Morphology and evolution of the insect thorax".
2840:– third longitudinal vein, branched to Rs in forewing and hindwing. 2824:– at the leading marginal of the forewing and hindwing, unbranched. 2558:
Transition of scales color on a butterfly wing (30x magnification).
375:– second longitudinal vein (behind the costa), typically unbranched 3456: 3256: 3179: 3070: 2872: 2803: 2792: 2553: 1390: 932: 808: 676: 336:(dragonflies and damselflies) and at the base of the forewings of 283: 264: 200: 192: 153: 72: 4062:(4th ed.). Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press. 1011:. Their prototypes are the oldest winged fossils, go back to the 5990: 5858: 5671: 3505: 3329: 2639:– The hindwing of most butterflies has the humeral vein, except 1378: 1203: 1032:
having forewings with unusual venation, possibly diverging from
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stage of the insects life cycle. However, insects that undergo
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Evolution of the ways the wings at rest to the body to create
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Most veins and crossveins occur in the anterior area of the
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are increased, at the price of wear and tear on the wings.
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Two groups of relatively large insects, the Ephemeroptera (
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Termites: evolution, sociality, symbioses, ecology, ecolab
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horizontally at rest, and in one anisopteran genus (e.g.
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The diamond-shaped alary muscles (green) of the mosquito
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Borror and DeLong's introduction to the study of insects
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Trueman, John W. H.; Richard J. Rowe (16 October 2009).
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Staniczek, A.H.; Bechly, G. & Godunko, R.J. (2011).
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Subjects folding (such as the rear wing of the earwigs)
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under a vein. Within each of the major veins there is a
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North-Carolina State University course on insect wings
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meaning "wing" in Greek). The elytra are not used for
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feedback necessary for effective flight and grooming.
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Hypothetical insect with wings from annex of the legs
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A single large wing from a species of Diptera in the
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Camacho, Ernesto Robayo; Chong, Juang-Horng (2015).
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Numbers of living species in Australia and the World
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Haug, Joachim, C. Haug., and R. J. Garwood. (2016).
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Archived from 5317: 4906:"Dragonfly flight III lift and power requirements" 4324:"Insect Flight Mechanisms: Anatomy and Kinematics" 4212: 4210: 4208: 4206: 4204: 4156: 3308:– is unbranched, curved and reach the wing margin. 3292:– fourth longitudinal vein, reach the wing margin. 2069:Part of Neoptera, mostly with piercing mouthparts 562:; the two other posterior fields are the anal and 132:), and the two pairs are often referred to as the 4718: 4716: 4714: 4712: 4710: 4202: 4200: 4198: 4196: 4194: 4192: 4190: 4188: 4186: 4184: 2047:Mayflies, dragonflies, and several fossil orders 1757:Hemiptera (true bugs, leafhoppers, aphids, etc.) 1342:Cross fold (such as the rear wing of the beetle) 1257:, and anything else that affects aerodynamics or 195:. Wing structure and colouration often vary with 82:'s hardened forewings raised, hindwings unfolding 4081: 4079: 1278:, and flapping frequency of the wings with tiny 5343: 5341: 4598: 4596: 4051: 4049: 4047: 4045: 4043: 4041: 1080:Hypothetical insect with wings from the Pleurum 816:in flight; it uses the direct flight mechanism. 657:the epimeron inserted into the axillary plate. 5320:The Lepidoptera: Form, function, and diversity 4805:Haug, Carolin; Haug, Joachim T. (2017-05-30). 4727:. In Resh, Vincent H.; Cardé, Ring T. (eds.). 2579:Modifications in the wing's venation include: 5648: 4092:(2 ed.). Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. 3537:Journal of the New York Entomological Society 1053:Insect flight § Evolution and adaptation 447:– run between adjacent branches of the radius 8: 5241: 5239: 5237: 5073:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 4030:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3916:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3785:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3722:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3688:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3659:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 2633:– either one vein A, or two veins 1A+2A, 3A. 4703:. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 4699:Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2005). 4694: 4692: 4690: 4688: 4686: 4684: 4682: 4680: 4678: 3712:. Oxford University Press. pp. 74–101. 3409:– unbranched, CuP is absent in Hymenoptera. 3201:– became the leading wing vein, unbranched. 1461: 1452: 1024:, or true bugs had appeared in the form of 703:In more derived orders of insects, such as 491:Wing areas are delimited and subdivided by 5655: 5641: 5633: 5616:Brisbane University course on insect wings 5286: 5284: 5282: 5280: 5278: 5276: 5274: 5272: 5270: 5268: 4550: 4548: 4505: 4503: 2027:Primitive palaeozoic paleopterous insects 1296: 344:(katydids and grasshoppers respectively). 175:, or are selectively lost in "workers" of 6011:Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water 5562: 5381: 5189: 5164:Yanoviak SP, Kaspari M, Dudley R (2009). 5105: 4840: 4822: 4623: 4445: 4404: 4317: 4315: 4272:"EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN ENTOMOLOGY" 4150: 4148: 4146: 4144: 4007: 3966: 3956: 3842: 3754: 3582: 3486:are reduced to halteres (or are absent). 2144:Neoptera with hemimetabolous development 1401:, a cluster of cells grow underneath the 902:; that they are modifications of movable 242:; that they are modifications of movable 120:. They are found on the second and third 5215: 5213: 5211: 5209: 4117: 4115: 4113: 4111: 4109: 3324: 2938: 2408: 1473: 1056: 593: 483: 312: 5442:Abe T., Bignell D.E; Higashi M (2000). 4155:Gullan, P. J.; Cranston, P. S. (2004). 3567:"Insect Evolution: The Origin of Wings" 3527: 3056:). They are only found in the suborder 2894:– second longitudinal vein, unbranched. 2832:– second longitudinal vein, unbranched. 317:Venation of insect wings, based on the 5422:"Odonata. Dragonflies and damselflies" 5066: 4587:10.1146/annurev.fluid.36.050802.121940 4023: 3909: 3778: 3715: 3681: 3652: 3328:An example of Longitudinal folding in 2918:– fifth longitudinal vein, unbranched. 2758:– unbranched veins behind the cubitus. 2412:Cross folding in the wings of beetles 1337:fan-fold (e.g., front wings of wasps) 1329:wings not foldable (e.g., stoneflies) 5594:(7th ed.). Thomson Brooks/Cole. 5535:Journal of Integrated Pest Management 5493:Arthropod Structure & Development 5003:Grundzüge der vergleichenden Anatomie 4871: 4869: 4518:Australian Biological Resources Study 4159:The insects: an outline of entomology 2980:Other orders such as the Dermaptera ( 2001:Grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets 1814:Insects with wings of thin membranes 1304: 764:Coupling, folding, and other features 415:– unbranched veins behind the cubitus 294:, hemolymph can flow into the wings. 7: 4163:. UK: Blackwell Publishing. p.  3703: 3701: 3699: 3604: 3602: 3560: 3558: 1937:Lacewings, owlflies, antlions, etc. 1102:Exit (outer attachments of the legs) 437:– run between the costa and subcosta 4612:The Journal of Experimental Biology 4605:"The aerodynamics of insect flight" 4059:The Insects: Structure and function 2575:, has the wings modified to act as 1633:Cockroaches, mantises and termites 1483:Translation of the Scientific name 883:flight, without the use of thrust. 495:along which the wing can fold, and 467:– run between the media and cubitus 5034:Insect Systematics & Evolution 4661:. Academic Press. pp. 78–79. 4217:Snodgrass, R. E. (December 1993). 3270:– at the leading edge of the wing. 2617:– the basal section has been lost. 2072:True bugs, lice, barklice, thrips 1315:over the back against one another 457:– run between the radius and media 25: 5363:"Structural color in Lepidoptera" 5131:Trends in Ecology & Evolution 4904:Wakeling JM Ellington CP (1997). 4122:Meyer, John R. (5 January 2007). 2491:– branches, long and strong vein. 1691:, inside; πτερύγιον, small wing) 1447:of insect orders is based on the 1310:spread laterally (large bubbles) 1150:. According to this theory these 5751: 4567:Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 4086:Gilliott, Cedric (August 1995). 3931:Clark-Hatchel, Courtney (2013). 3352: 3337: 2963: 2947: 2700: 2688: 2446: 2431: 2417: 89: 71: 54: 34: 27:Body part used by insects to fly 4910:Journal of Experimental Biology 4658:Physics in Biology and Medicine 4219:Principles of Insect Morphology 3674:Grodnitsky, Dmitry, L. (1999). 3241:– well defined in most species. 1674:Interior living winged insects 5448:. Kluwer academic publishers. 4573:(1). Annual Reviews: 183–210. 4379:Tiegs, O. W. (February 1954). 3868:Nature Ecology & Evolution 3435:– is present for some species. 1607:, transparent or translucent) 1068:Hypothetical wingless ancestor 917:; or that they developed from 365:– the leading edge of the wing 1: 4322:Knospe, Carl R. (Fall 1998). 3708:Alexander, David, E. (2015). 2769:is carried near the wing tip. 1062:Diagram of different theories 937:Holotype wing of the extinct 41: 5297:Brisbane Insects and Spiders 5143:10.1016/0169-5347(96)30022-0 4447:10.1371/journal.pbio.2006619 3125:– branches to CuA1 and CuA2. 2625:– CuP section has been lost. 2622:Cubitus anterior (CuA1-CuA2) 2483:– basal connection is lost. 1411:). In the second instar the 109:are adult outgrowths of the 5291:Chew, Peter (May 9, 2009). 5220:H. Comstock, Henry (1918). 3649:– via Web of Science. 3595:– via Web of Science. 3379:– not found in Hymenoptera. 3316:– veins behind the cubitus. 2972:having been folded by 180°. 2774:identification. Almost all 2658:three-dimensional structure 2588:– not found in Butterflies. 2542:, in which the females are 1714:Short lived winged insects 1630:Wings with netted venation 837:dragonflies and damselflies 737:are found on insect wings: 6063: 5867:Flying and gliding animals 5703:Fin and flipper locomotion 5253:. Cislunar Aerospace. 1997 4978:Kluwer Academic Publishers 4560:"Dissecting Insect Flight" 4340:Weis-Fogh, T (July 1963). 3888:10.1038/s41559-020-01349-0 3827:10.1038/s41467-020-16284-8 3177:which cover the halteres. 2577:tympanal or hearing organs 2398:In species of Coleoptera ( 2243:Rotating or twisted wings 1050: 854: 819: 305: 5749: 5513:10.1016/j.asd.2019.01.003 5383:10.1016/j.cub.2006.07.040 5247:"Insect Wings in General" 5107:10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.021 4723:Powell, Jerry A. (2009). 4655:Davidovits, Paul (2008). 4124:"External Anatomy: WINGS" 4009:10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.021 3584:10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.014 3455:Species of Thysanoptera ( 3327: 2942:Unfolding of earwig wing 2941: 2931:stick insect wing veins. 2630:Anal veins (A, 1A+2A, 3A) 2411: 2246:twisted-winged parasites 1981:Division of the Neoptera 1453: 1333: 1328: 1321: 1299: 5046:10.1163/187631211X578406 5001:Gegenbaur, Carl (1870). 4701:Evolution of the Insects 4603:Sane, Sanjay P. (2003). 3510:Insect inspired robots: 2546:throughout their lives. 2468:Subcosta posterior (ScP) 1857:Butterflies & Moths 1817:bees, wasps, ants, etc. 1383:incomplete metamorphosis 1317:(damselflies, mayflies) 1202:. The expression of leg 5347:Scoble (1995). Section 5251:Aerodynamics of Insects 4916:(Pt 3): 583–600 (589). 4729:Encyclopedia of Insects 4510:Chapman, A. D. (2006). 4300:www.merriam-webster.com 3958:10.1073/pnas.1304332110 3501:Comstock-Needham system 3305:Cubitus posterior (CuP) 3193:– not found in Diptera. 3130:Cubitus posterior (CuP) 3117:– branches to M1 to M4. 1917:Dobsonflies, fishflies 1697:Holometabolous insects 1610:With transparent wings 1305:wings do not fold back 1178:: The fossil larvae of 1164:Drosophila melanogaster 1159:Endite-exite hypothesis 963:, primitive stem-group 412:Anal veins (A1, A2, A3) 354:Comstock–Needham system 319:Comstock–Needham system 215:, it is the forewings. 96:Outstretched wing of a 6006:Terrestrial locomotion 5950:Evolution of cetaceans 5945:Origin of avian flight 5930:Evolution of tetrapods 5324:. Oxford Univ. Press. 5182:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0029 4945:Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can 4406:10.1098/rstb.1955.0001 4296:"Definition of TERMEN" 4221:. Cornell Univ Press. 4056:Chapman, R.F. (1998). 3297:Cubitus anterior (CuA) 3261: 3250:Species of Blattodea ( 3184: 3122:Cubitus anterior (CuA) 3075: 2877: 2808: 2559: 2496:Cubitus anterior (CuA) 1978:New with little veins 1462: 1375:complete metamorphosis 1307:(recent Archaeoptera) 1217:developmental genetics 1192:comparative morphology 1103: 944: 817: 696: 598: 488: 321: 269: 203:, migratory phases of 44:and wing posture of a 6021:Undulatory locomotion 5970:Homologous structures 4922:10.1242/jeb.200.3.583 3807:Nature Communications 3565:Ross, Andrew (2017). 3260: 3222:Cubitus anterior(CuA) 3183: 3074: 2876: 2807: 2668:, and to seek mates. 2656:within or due to its 2557: 2481:Radius posterior (RP) 1196:developmental biology 1060: 973:Palaeodictyopteroidea 940:Cimbrophlebia brooksi 936: 843:) for the infraclass 812: 680: 597: 487: 316: 268: 5965:Analogous structures 5960:Convergent evolution 5626:Insect wing drawings 5361:Vukusic, P. (2006). 5316:Scoble, MJ. (1992). 5223:The Wings of Insects 4358:10.1242/jeb.41.2.229 3427:Line of wing folding 3393:– branched to R1-R5. 3217:– branched to M1-M4. 3209:– branched to R1-R5. 2488:Media posterior (MP) 2475:Radius anterior (RA) 1711:about one day long) 1613:diaphanopteroideans 1184:paranotal-hypothesis 1108:Paranotal hypothesis 921:protrusions used as 909:as found on aquatic 893:Carboniferous Period 750:campaniform sensilla 249:as found on aquatic 6016:Rotating locomotion 5955:Comparative anatomy 5547:10.1093/jipm/pmv016 5505:2019ArtSD..48...56P 4957:10.4039/entm10276fv 4776:10.1038/nature02291 4768:2004Natur.427..627E 4579:2005AnRFM..37..183W 4397:1955RSPTB.238..221T 4242:Spieth, HT (1932). 3949:2013PNAS..11016951C 3943:(42): 16951–16956. 3880:2020NatEE...4.1703B 3819:2020NatCo..11.2631A 3623:1997Natur.385..627A 3060:; the wings of the 2907:Media anterior (MA) 2845:Media anterior (MA) 2503:Anal veins (AA, AP) 2164:Barklice, booklice 2095:Lice without wings 1754:Halfwinged insects 1140:Epicoxal hypothesis 1132:and finally active 985:Rhyniognatha hirsti 857:Insect aerodynamics 835:) and the Odonata ( 5935:Evolution of birds 5688:Aquatic locomotion 4973:History of Insects 4824:10.7717/peerj.3402 4251:Entomological News 3743:Biological Reviews 3262: 3185: 3076: 2878: 2809: 2607:Radius sector (Rs) 2595:+ Radius 1 (Sc+R1) 2560: 2240:, to turn around) 2141:Many veined wings 1897:Snake flies, etc. 1104: 945: 879:A few insects use 818: 814:Australian emperor 754:chordotonal organs 697: 599: 523:Anal area (vannus) 489: 322: 270: 6029: 6028: 5986:Animal locomotion 5925:Evolution of fish 5805:facultative biped 5331:978-1-4020-6242-1 4762:(6975): 627–630. 4738:978-0-12-374144-8 4668:978-0-12-369411-9 4625:10.1242/jeb.00663 4618:(23): 4191–4208. 4527:978-0-642-56850-2 4520:. pp. 60pp. 4276:www.gutenberg.org 3874:(12): 1703–1712. 3756:10.1111/brv.12159 3678:. pp. 82–83. 3617:(6617): 627–630. 3365: 3364: 3361: 3347: 3004:) and Blattodea ( 2978: 2977: 2973: 2957: 2459: 2458: 2455: 2441: 2426: 2382:while minimizing 2330: 2329: 2024:Old veined wings 2021:meaning network) 2007:Palaeodictyoptera 1774:Different winged 1587:, skin, leather) 1467:), as the suffix 1351: 1350: 1247:Natural selection 1073:Paranotal theory: 955:), including the 947:Fossils from the 827:Flight mechanisms 733:Several types of 689:pericardial cells 684:Anopheles gambiae 199:, such as in the 16:(Redirected from 6054: 5996:Robot locomotion 5770:Limb development 5755: 5728:Lobe-finned fish 5657: 5650: 5643: 5634: 5605: 5577: 5576: 5566: 5532: 5523: 5517: 5516: 5484: 5478: 5477: 5466: 5460: 5459: 5439: 5433: 5432: 5430: 5429: 5417: 5411: 5410: 5408: 5406: 5385: 5367: 5358: 5352: 5345: 5336: 5335: 5323: 5313: 5307: 5306: 5304: 5303: 5288: 5263: 5262: 5260: 5258: 5243: 5232: 5231: 5217: 5204: 5203: 5193: 5161: 5155: 5154: 5126: 5120: 5119: 5109: 5085: 5079: 5078: 5072: 5064: 5062: 5056:. 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Index

Forewing

Original veins
dragonfly

Hoverflies

cockchafer

bumblebee
insect
exoskeleton
insects to fly
thoracic
mesothorax
metathorax
dragonflies
lacewings
family
genus
orders
velvet ants
Strepsiptera
social insects
ants
termites
fig wasps
aphids
morphs
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