basicosta

English

Etymology

From basi- +‎ costa.

Noun

basicosta (plural basicostae)

1. The distal plate in the axillary area of the wing of an insect along which the costa of the wing articulates
   • 2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys‎^[1], →DOI:

     Wing measurements: M 2 /d = length of vein M 2 : greatest length of discal medial cell (discal cell); CuA 1 ratio = length of apical: preapical sections of vein CuA 1 ; lw/ww = greatest length of wing (from basicosta to apex): greatest width of wing.

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