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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Tarsal lobes: membranous appendages arising from the underside of the tarsal joints in some Coleoptera.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Tarsal folds are absent in all species except verrucigerus, in which the folds are barely evident.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
Tarsal fold strong; thoracic fold heavy; webbing on feet extending to middle of penultimate phalanx of fourth toe; distinct white stripe above anus; cluster of largo spines on thumb in breeding males, H. pachyderma, p.
From A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group by Duellman, William E.
Of smaller size and clad in black with trimmings of silvery down on the edge of the abdominal segments, the Tarsal Tachytes frequents the ledges of soft limestone in fairly populous colonies.
From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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