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Internal Insect Systems - Purdue Extension Entomology

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Indirect flight muscles<br />

Illustration Source: Hooper<br />

Virtual Paleontological Museum<br />

• Muscles are NOT directly<br />

articulated to the wing<br />

• Contraction of longitudinal<br />

and dorsoventral muscles<br />

alternately contract to<br />

depress and relax the<br />

thoracic tergum.<br />

• Flight is powered by force of<br />

muscle contraction and<br />

tergum distortion.<br />

• Direct muscles attached to<br />

wing serve as minor<br />

adjustors<br />

• Neopterous Orders Only

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