coxa, coxae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)

No Taxon (C)

No Taxon coxa, coxae

Explanation of Names

From Latin, coxa, hip (1).

Identification

coxa noun, plural coxae, adjective coxal - The hip or first joint of the leg, connecting the subsequent joints of the leg to the body at the thorax (term first used by Linnaeus). See diagram of insect and spider legs above. The coxae of the front, middle, and rear legs would be procoxa, mesocoxa, and metacoxa, respectively.

See Also

leg

coxa

trochanter

femur

tibia

tarsus

Print References

Gordh, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 239 (1)

Internet References

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Wikipedia: Arthropod leg

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology By George Gordh, David H. Headrick

Contributed by Cotinis on 15 May, 2007 - 8:36pm
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 12:28am

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