Figure 2
From: Jumping mechanism in the marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae)
Structure of the jumping legs and details of the femoro-tibial joint of Scirtes hemisphaericus, scanning electron microscopy (SEM). (A) Hind (jumping) leg, general appearance, upper image—the medial side; bottom image—the lateral side. (B) Femoro-tibial joint, lateral external view, lateral membrane is outlined by dashed line. (C,D) Femur in the region of femoro-tibial joint, sagittal section. (E,F) Tibial base, antero-lateral view.
