basitibia

The portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is closest to the body.

Noun

  1. 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.

Forms

basitibiae

Related

basitibial