basitibia
The portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is closest to the body.
Noun
- The portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is closest to the body.
- Leg I: Tibia with 23 articles and tarsus (basitarsus+distitarsus) with 41 articles. Leg IV (Fig. 13): Basitibia with 4 pseudoarticles and 1 medial trichobothrium on the last article. Distitibia with 3 basal and 15...
- All new species can be differentiated from the other species of the genus by the number of pseudo-articles in basitibia IV, the presence/absence of median eyes, and the shape of the female gonopod. - 2016 February 17,...
Coordinate Terms: distitibia
Origin
From basi- + tibia.