empodium

empodium

[em′pōd·ē·əm]
(invertebrate zoology)
A small peripheral part located between the claws of the tarsi of many insects and arachnids.
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nov.: (1) Male head (frontal view); (2) Fifth flagellomere of female; (3) Last flagellomere of male; (4) Fifth flagellomere of female; (5) Palpus (frontal view); (6) Wing; (7) Male tarsal claw and empodium.
Two new species of the tribe Alycaulini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil
Tarsal claws toothed and similar in all legs, bent near base; empodium short, reaching bent in claws (Figure 8).
Lopesia davillae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a new species of gall midge from Brazil associated with Davilla rugosa (Dilleniaceae)/Lopesia davillae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), uma nova especie de cecidomiideo do Brazil associada a Davilla rugosa (Dilleniaceae)
Empodium between tarsal claws large ................................................................................
Oedipodinae (Acrididae: Orthoptera) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Otras caracteristicas diagnosticas de los adultos fueron detalladas por WILCOX & PAPAVERO (1971) y GONZALEZ & CARREJO (1992) y son como sigue: vertex de la cabeza ligeramente o profundamente hendido; area ocular con uno o ningun ocelli palpos vestigiales; vena alar M1 curvada hacia el margen costal y la celda anal (cup) mas larga que la segunda celda basal (bm) (Figura 1); empodium ausente o como cerda.
Presencia de Gauromydas heros (Perty, 1833) (Diptera: Mydidae) en nidos de Atta spp. (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) en Caldas y Meta (Colombia)
Legs (Figure 1(g)) cream-colored; coxae with diffuse, light brown marks anterolaterally; trochanter, femur with dark brown, longitudinal stripes anterodorsally, posterodorsally, with dark vertical stripe at tip of segment; tibia with dark brown vertical stripe basally, short, diffuse, light brown, longitudinal marks anterobasally, posterobasally; tarsus, claw, empodium dark brown.
Nothochrysinae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): new larval description and generic synonymy, with a consideration of generic relationships
Leg: Light brown, setation predominantly white; pro, mes, and met coxa lightly grey pubescent, long white setose; met trochanter setose medially; femur light brown, met femur more-or-less cylindrical only slightly wider than pro and mes femur, in distal half without ventral macrosetae, posteroventrally long white, erect setose and setae arranged in distinct row; pro, mes, and met tibia straight, met tibia cylindrical, ventral keel absent, lateroposteriorly long white, erect setose and setae arranged in distinct row; pro and mes tarsomere 1 longer than tarsomere 2, but less than combined length of tarsomeres 2-3, met tarsomere 1 as long as combined length of tarsomeres 2-3; pulvillus well-developed, as long as well-developed claw, and as wide as base of claw; empodium absent.
Review of Namibimydas Hesse, 1972 and Nothomydas Hesse, 1969 (Diptera: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Halterorchini) with the description of new species
Chalazal haustoria are recorded in Anthericum (Schnarf, 1928), Curculigo (Schlimbach, 1924), Cyanella (De Vos, 1950), and Empodium (De Vos, 1949).
The nucellus and chalaza in monocotyledons: structure and schematics
Thorax: scutum with setae of the 2 central rows in sparse files, lateral rows present in 2-3 files and continuous along most of scutal length, scutum otherwise nearly entirely covered with scales except for midline posteriorly and 2 narrow mediolateral lines; scutellum with single irregular horizontal row of setae, otherwise covered with scales;, anepimeron with 07-09 setae, pleura otherwise without vestiture; wing: length (from arculus to apex): 1.0-1.1 mm (n=9); tarsal claws bowed beyond midlength, and toothed; empodium reaching bend in claws (Figure 3).
Neolasioptera pantaneira, a new species of cecidomyiidae (Diptera) associated with aeschynomene denticulata (Fabaceae) from Brazil/Neolasioptera pantaneira, uma nova especie de cecidomyiidae (Diptera) associada com aeschynomene denticulata (Fabaceae) do Brasil
Tarsi I-III terminated with 2 claws and claw-like empodium. Anterior claw sickle-like, ciliated, posterior claw composed of 2 branches: one similar to anterior claw but shorter and another one terminated with discoid, pulvilliform structure.
A re-description of Balaustium leanderi comb. nov. (Actinotrichida, Erythraeidae) with first first report on characteristics of all active instars and taxonomic notes on the genus
Tarsal claws simple, bent before midlength, gradually attenuate to apex; empodium short, reaching bent in claws (Figure 9).
Clinodiplosis agerati (diptera, cecidomyiidae), a new galling species associated with Ageratum conyzoides (asteraceae) from Brazil/ Clinodiplosis agerati (diptera, cecidomyiidae), uma nova especie galhadora associada a Ageratum conyzoides (asteraceae) do Brazil
Length 76 [micro]m, claw length 16 um, TR = 5.4; empodium length 5 [micro]m, EU = 0.38.
Baculentulus xizangensis sp. nov. from Tibet, China (Protura: acerentomata, berberentulidae) with a key to the group of baculentulus spp. with foretarsal sensillum b'
Tarsomere 5 unmodified, truncate apically, bearing short claws and pad-like pulvilli; empodium with pubescent ventral face.
Afropeza, a new South African genus (Diptera: Empidoidea: Brachystomatidae), with description of three new species
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