has characteristic has soma location fasciculates with receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region supraesophageal ganglion neuron antennal mechanosensory and motor center adult gnathal ganglion gorget posterior ventrolateral protocerebrum anterior ventrolateral protocerebrum posterior lateral protocerebrum inferior clamp adult leg neuropil lower tectulum descending neuron of the posterior brain dorsal lateral tract of ventral cervical fasciculus adult SMPpv2 lineage neuron adult cholinergic neuron cell body rind of adult posterior lateral protocerebrum descending neuron of the posterior brain DNp70 2024-05-10T12:00:00Z DNxn098 Type identified at light level and matched across EM datasets by Sturner et al. (2025). Pre- or post-synapse locations are those with the highest total count of these neurons in FlyWire FAFB. DNp70 fly_anatomy.ontology Adult descending neuron with its soma in the brain, posterior-medial to the posterior lateral protocerebrum (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It belongs to the SMPpv2 lineage (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the brain, it has postsynapses in the ipsilateral and contralateral inferior clamp, the ipsilateral anterior and posterior ventrolateral protocerebrum, and the ipsilateral and contralateral gorget (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It has presynapses in the gnathal ganglion and the ipsilateral anterior and posterior ventrolateral protocerebrum and antennal mechanosensory and motor center (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). Within the VNC, it fasciculates with the dorsal lateral tract of ventral cervical fasciculus and sends output to the leg neuropil and lower tectulum (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024). Its predicted neurotransmitter is acetylcholine (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 2 of these cells per organism (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Sturner et al., 2025). VFB:FBbt_20011361 FBbt:20011361 DNp70 bilateral