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Table 1. Mode of operation of flight muscle and myofibrillar structure in various insects
| Insects |
Mode of operation |
Myofibrillar structrue |
| Bees (Hymenoptera) |
asynchronous |
single-crystal type |
| Flies (Diptera) |
asynchronous |
single-crystal type |
| Beetles (Coleoptera) |
asynchronous |
single-crystal type |
| True bugs (Heteroptera) |
asynchronous |
single-crystal type |
| Cicadas (Homoptera) |
synchronous |
intermediate |
| Thirps (Thysanoptera) |
asynchronous |
single-crystal type |
| Barklice (Psocoptera) |
depends on species |
single-crystal type? |
| Moths (Lepidoptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera) |
synchronous |
intermediate |
| Scorpionflies (Mecoptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Caddisflies (Trichoptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Antlions (Neuroptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Cockroaches (Blattaria) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Mantises (Mantodea) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Stoneflies (Plecoptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Dragonflies (Odonata) |
synchronous |
intermediate |
| Leg muscle of bees and flies |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
| Rabbit skeletal muscle |
synchronous |
poorly registered |
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