tergopleural muscle [FBbt_00058907]

Indirect flight muscle that originates broadly over the dorsal episternum and inserts via a thick tendon on the meso-scutum (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). This muscle is innervated by the dorsal and ventral tp motor neurons.

tergopleural muscle

ID: FBbt_00058907

Adult Muscle

Indirect flight muscle that originates broadly over the dorsal episternum and inserts via a thick tendon on the meso-scutum (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). This muscle is innervated by the dorsal and ventral tp motor neurons.

Classified as indirect in Dickinson and Tu (1997), as these muscles do not connect to a wing sclerite, but they note that the muscles do insert within the hinge region and could affect hinge mechanics.

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## Classification

Relationships

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
tp exact synonym Trimarchi and Schneiderman, 1994
direct flight muscle 52 exact synonym Miller, 1950
tp1 and tp2 exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997
3rd & 4th basalar muscle exact synonym Williams and Williams, 1943
tp1 and tp2 exact synonym O’Sullivan et al., 2018
m.an. exact synonym Nachtigall and Wilson, 1967
basalar muscle 52 exact synonym Miller, 1950
pa6 related synonym Zalokar, 1947

Parts of tergopleural muscle (3 total)

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muscle cell of tergopleural muscle 1 Adult, Muscle
muscle cell of tergopleural muscle 2 Adult, Muscle
tergopleural muscle cell Adult, Muscle

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Subclasses of tergopleural muscle (2 total)

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tergopleural muscle 1 Adult, Muscle
tergopleural muscle 2 Adult, Muscle

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