Figure 8
From: Jumping mechanism in the marsh beetles (Coleoptera: Scirtidae)
Scheme of the jumping process depicting its main phases. TFS tibial flexor sclerite. Detailed description of the jumping according to phases see in the “Discussion”. White arrows show the direction of phases; black arrows inside the muscles show the direction of muscle contraction, black arrows at the tibia in the phase 2 and 5 show the direction of tibial movement, flexion and extension respectively.
