tibial thumb

tibial thumb
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Anoplura Pediculus , a delicate modification of the tibia as a holdfast against the powerful claw of the tarsus.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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