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mx id: 614 | OBO id: HAO:0001017 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0001017
tibia synonyms: Schiene
Defined (both definition and relationships must be met)
Definition:
The leg segment that is proximal to the tarsus and distal to the femur.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:
The tibia is a leg segment.
The tibia is part of the leg. The tibia is part of the multi-cellular organism.

Figures
Opius dissitus Muesebeck
Opius dissitus Muesebeck
Opius dissitus Muesebeck

Label usage (sensu)
tibia by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Schiene by Szépligeti, G. 1903. Neue Evaniiden. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici:3783-388.
tibia by Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
Comments and tags
comment added almost 14 years ago by Matt Yoder
Definition seems overly complex. Do all instances of tibia match this description?
  Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
  Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
Fourth segment of a leg that articulates basally with the femur and apically with 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 almost 16 years ago by Istvan Miko
The fourth segment of a leg, between the femur and the tarsus.
  Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
  Cross reference: None provided.


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