The wings of flies show genus-specific patterns, which are formed by the arrangement of different vessels (venation) giving rise to different open or closed “cells.” Especially the shape of the cell RS is genus specific (Figs. 1 and 2) as well as that of the disc cell, which is situated on the lower left side of the R5 cell. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 show micrographs of typical wings.
Diagrammatic representation of the species-specific arrangement of the vessels in the wings of the specimens of six fly genera. 1A, 2A = vessels; R5 = cell 5. (1) Musca domestica; (2) Fannia canicularis; (3) Stomoxys calcitrans; (4) Muscina stabulans; (5) Ophyra species; (6) Lucilia species
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Wings of Diptera. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4294-1
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