Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Acalyptrates: tergite number confusion

Posted by Louis Boumans on 25-04-2013 13:31
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Following the nice online Anatomical Atlas (http://www.ces.csiro.au/biology/fly/flyGlossary.html) tergite 1 and 2 are fused in Acalyptrata but not in any of the other Diptera groups.

Firstly, is that correct?

Then, I understand that part of the litterature refers to the anatomically 6th tergite when discussing the 5th tergite. So how to avoid confusion? E.g. "the 5thvisible tergite - anatomically 6th - is yellow" ?