basitibia
basitibia noun: the portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is closest to the body.
Noun
basitibia (plural basitibiae)
- 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 distal trichobothria; frontal and caudal series with 6 trichobothria each.2014 August 1, Ana Caroline O. Vasconcelos, Alessandro P. L. Giupponi, Rodrigo L. Ferreira, “A new species of Charinus from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with comments on its sexual dimorphism...
- 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, Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi, Gustavo Silva de Miranda, “Eight New Species of Charinus Simon, 1892 (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) Endemic for the Brazilian Amazon, with...
Forms of basitibia
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Origin of basitibia
From basi- + tibia.
Questions about basitibia
- What does basitibia mean?
- Basitibia means the portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is closest to the body.
- What part of speech is basitibia?
- Basitibia is a noun.
- What is the plural of basitibia?
- The plural of basitibia is basitibiae.
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