tibiotarsal organ

tibiotarsal organ
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Collembola Sminthurides , a sac-like swelling and an enlarged hair occurring near the distal ends of the tibiotarsus of the third pair of legs.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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