Fig. 1. Drawings of joints in the hind leg critical for jumping. (A) The proximal hind leg joints of Aphrodes as viewed ventrally. The left hind leg is shown fully levated, and the right hind leg almost fully depressed. (B) Femoro-tibial joint of a large unidentified Cicadellid from Venezuala. Prominent ridged spines project dorsally and laterally from the end of the femur. The ventral coverplate is notched but the surrounding area is not heavily sclerotised. The tibia has rows of prominent lateral spines. (C) Ventral view of the distal tibia and the tarsus to show the arrays of short spines at the tibio-tarsal joint and at the joints of the tarsus. (D) Side view of Aphrodes to show the greatly enlarged coxa of the right hind leg compared to that of the other two legs. The distal parts of the legs are omitted in A and C. Scale bars, 200 µm.