Abstract: Previous articleNext article FreeThe Wings of InsectsJ. H. Comstock, and J. G. NeedhamJ. H. Comstock, and J. G. NeedhamPDF Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 32, Number 373Jan., 1898 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/276766 Views: 50 Citations: 29Citations are reported from Crossref Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Tirtha Das Banerjee, Antónia Monteiro Molecular mechanisms underlying simplification of venation patterns in holometabolous insects, Development 147, no.2323 (Nov 2020): dev196394.https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.196394A. V. L. Freitas, R. B. Francini, O. H. H. Mielke, A. H. B. Rosa, L. M. Magaldi, K. L. 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