Definition:
The
spur that is curved and projects from the
apex of the last tarsal
segment on either side of the
arolium of the
pretarsus.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
The tarsal claw is a spur.
The tarsal claw is part of the cuticle. The tarsal claw is part of the pretarsus. The tarsal claw is part of the sclerite.
Macroxyela ferruginea Say, 1824
tarsal claw by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
unguis by Curators, H. A. O. 2009. The Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology Curation Team. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
pretarsal claw by Curators, H. A. O. 2009. The Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology Curation Team. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
pretarsal claw by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
unguis by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
tarsal claw by Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
Paired hooked (claw-like) structures projecting from the apex of the last tarsal segment on either side of the arolium of the pretarsus
Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
Cross reference:
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alternative definition added over 12 years ago by Kelly Dew
The curved, claw-like sclerite that projects from the apex of the last tarsal segment on either side of the arolium of the pretarsus.
Reference: Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans
Lateral claw of the pretarsus; usually called tarsal claw. !
Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
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