Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscope images of the legs. (A) All three pairs of
legs have proximal segments of similar shape but different orientations. One
stylet has come out of the sheathing rostrum. The diagram at the left shows
the thoraco-coxal and coxo-trochanteral angles of the legs. (B) Ventral view
of the coxo-trochanteral joint. A hair plate is present on the anterior edge
of the coxa and on the lateral edge of the ventral horn of the trochanter but
there is no protrusion from the lateral coxa. (C) Dorsal view of the proximal
joints of the right hind leg to show the microtrichia on the medial surface of
the coxa, the fusion of the trochanter with the femur and the absence of a
protrusion on the dorsal, proximal femur. (D) The tarsus and distal tibia to
show the ventral, semi-circular ring of tibial spines at the tibio-tarsal
joint.