Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

mcu

Definition:

The crossvein extending between the media and cubitus. In mosquitoes and other Diptera, connecting media-three-plus-four and the cubitus anterior.

Explanation:

For other interpretations of homology see Table 1 in Harbach & Knight (1980).

Synonyms:

Including most of media-three-plus-four: branch of the fifth longitudinal vein, cubitus-one, fifth longitudinal vein, fifth vein.