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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » T » tibia, tibiae, tibial

tibia, tibiae, tibial

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Insect Leg Legs of hymenoptera Anatomy of a Spider Spider Anatomy for glossary
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon tibia, tibiae, tibial
Explanation of Names
From Latin tibia, shin (1).
Identification
tibia noun, plural tibiae, adjective tibial - the shank, or fourth joint of the insect leg. Moving outward from the body it comes after the femur and before the tarsus. See diagram of insect and spider legs above.
See Also
leg
coxa
trochanter
femur
tibia
tarsus
Print References
(1)(2)
Internet References
Arthropod leg
Works Cited
1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
2.Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 May, 2007 - 8:42pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Chuck Entz, v belov
Last updated 15 November, 2011 - 9:36am

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