Coxal

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The scientists also discovered that Cryptomartus hindi had ball-like growths at the base of its limbs, called coxal endites.

Gas exchange is accomplished by book gills, book lungs, or tracheae, while waste products are excreted by coxal glands and/or Malpighian tubules. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ante-coxal piece: Coleoptera; that portion of the metasternum lying in front of the posterior coxae, often passing between them and meeting the abdomen of mandible, is the lateral sclerite of the clypeus; - one on each side. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Acetabulum: the cavity into which an appendage is articulated; specifically the coxal cavity, - q.v.; also applied to a cup-like cavity in the sucking mouth of maggots. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

Patella - ae: the modified joints of anterior tarsi in Dytiscidae; plate-like, horny or spongy structures on the undersides of the tarsal joints: the first coxal joint. ❋ John. B. Smith (N/A)

In M. exilii all the coxal lamellae are of the ordinary formation. ❋ Fritz Muller (1859)

The coxal lamellae of the penultimate pair of feet are produced into hook-like processes, of which the male lays hold with the hands of the first pair of feet. ❋ Fritz Muller (1859)

Associated with, or in the immediate vicinity of the two species of Melita, live two species of Allorchestes, the pairs of which are met with almost more numerously than the single animals, and yet their females show no trace of the above-mentioned processes of the coxal lamellae. ❋ Fritz Muller (1859)

 Two heavy, large coxal bones (hipbones) are joined at the pubic symphysis  Coxal bones are anchored to the sacrum, and together these bones form the pelvic cavity  Weight of the body is transmitted through the pelvis to the lower limbs and then onto the ground 28-13 ❋ Unknown (2009)

A. the tibia B. the femur C. the coxal bones D. the carpals E. the patella ❋ Unknown (2009)

The scientists believe the coxal endites could be an evolutionary hang-over from their last common ancestor, who probably used the growths at the base of their limbs to help them grind their food.

(a), and coxal lamella, with the three following joints of the same pair of feet of the female (b) of Melita Messalina, magnified 45 diam. ❋ Fritz Muller (1859)

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