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Insect wing venation

Insect wing venation

Diagram of insect wing venation. Redrawn with modifications from Chapman (1989, fig. 9)1.
The veins are named according to system of Comstock and Needham (1898-1899)2 modified by Wootton (1979)3.
On the right side of the diagram there is a section across the wing. The section was made along the line marked with arrows. It shows, in exaggerated way, corrugation of the wing.

  1. 1. Chapman RF. The insects: structure and function. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1998.
  2. 2. Comstock JH, Needham JG. "The wings of insects." American Naturalist. 1898;32:43-903.
  3. 3. Wootton RJ. "Function, homology and terminology in insect wings." Systematic Entomology. 1979;4:81-93.
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