Definition:
Relationships / properties:
The basitarsus is part of the cuticle. The basitarsus is part of the integument. The basitarsus is part of the tarsus.
basitarsus by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
first tarsomere by Vilhelmsen, L., N. Isidoro, R. Romani, H. H. Basibuyuk, and D. L. J. Quicke. 2001. Host location and oviposition in a basal group of parasitic wasps: the subgenual organ, ovipositor apparatus, and associated structures in the Orussidae (Hymenoptera, Insecta). Zoomorphology [was Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere] 121:63-84.
alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko
Basal (first) segment of the tarsus.
Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
The proximal segment of the tarsus.
Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference:
None provided.
You must select a result from the list before clicking show