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 wing venation documents
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| zcuc |
Posted on 10-04-2008 20:39
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Hi, Were can I found explanation about wing venations? I always confused with all the vein letters  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-04-2008 20:42
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
in the overviews |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 10-04-2008 20:43
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
here: http://diptera.in...ad_id=9039 soon I will put more examples.  |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 10-04-2008 21:19
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Also here: http://tinyurl.co...
Edited by Susan R Walter on 10-04-2008 21:21 Susan |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 10-04-2008 21:58
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks for the help, but I was thinking about something more official, that explain the venation system in general, such how to identific viens in diffrent families or even in other insects? |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 11-04-2008 00:17
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
zcuc wrote: I was thinking about something more official, that explain the venation system in general, such how to identific viens in diffrent families or even in other insects? In North America, and probably worldwide, the official naming system is called the Comstock-Needham system. It has been modified and interpreted by several authors. A good place to start is: HERE |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-04-2008 04:26
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Please note that in the illustration on that page, the abbrevition RS for radial sector is placed one vein too far towards the posterior. It should be one vein more anteriorly, and where it says RS it should be M.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-04-2008 04:39
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I sent a note to the person who submitted the image and he will correct it shortly. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 11-04-2008 11:03
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Thanks all for the help  |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 11-04-2008 20:16
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
The link I posted above is a page showing venation for many different insects. The illustration in link Tony posted is included.
Susan |
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