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anal vein

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noun

  1. one of several veins in the rear portion of the wing of an insect.


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Wings moderately broad, veins rather irregular; discal areolet large, quadrilateral; externo-medial veins, subanal vein, and anal vein very slight; subanal vein and anal vein united at some distance from the border.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Anal furrow: in wings, lies between the cubitus and 1st anal vein.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Anal loop: Odonata; the loop formed by the angulations of 1st anal vein.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Anal area: Orthoptera and Neuroptera; the hinder or anal portion of a wing within the anal vein = axillary area.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Trichoptera; one, two or three cells enclosed by the branches that form-the post-costal or anal vein: Odonata; an elongate cell between radius and cubitus, just before the arculus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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