subgenual organ

subgenual organ
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
A cordotonal organ situated in the proximal part of the tibia; when a two-part organ, the one more proximal is known as the "true subgenual organ.".

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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