Legs quite long; femora distinctly clavate, slightly flattened, large tooth; tibiae flattened, curved, with apical setal combs and ancus, without mucro; uncus large and curved; mesotibiae 4.5 times longer than width in middle; metatibiae 4.7 times longer than width in middle; tarsi long; 1st-3rd tarsomeres conical; 5th tarsomere elongate; tarsomeres with
pulvilli on underside; claws free, large, clearly diverging, with teeth.
Thorax: Prosternum large, abutting proepisternum and prothoracic coxae; dorsal (anterior) margin of prosternum with distinct flange-like projection (75); mesonotum strongly humped; postmetacoxal area membranous; anatergites asetose;
pulvilli well developed; alula highly reduced (130); anal lobe and alula reduced and without bordering vein (ie.
The genus Allacta is distinguished by the following characters:
pulvilli present only on the fourth tarsomere, plus genitalia with 4 principal phallomeres and genital hook on right side.
Morphometric characters like palpi, proboscis, scutellum, hind tarsomeres IV and entire V, femora and tibia,
pulvilli, postspiracular, mesepimeral bristles, pleurae scales, coloration of pleural integument and abdominal band were used for identification and generation of keys following Barraud (1934), Rueda (2004) and Becker et al.
Scoring tracking cards for giant weta footprints.--Weta leave distinctive footprints on tracking tunnel cards, with each tarsus producing a row of up to four closely spaced dots that originate from contact with their inflated tarsal
pulvilli pads (Watts et al.
Legs: long and slender, without spines, trochanters distinct, preapical comb on fore tibia present, femur subcylindrical, claws with
pulvilli and a median bristle (Fig.
The housefly carries the germs of various diseases on its body parts such as wings, foot pads (
pulvilli) and mouth parts (Metcalf and Flint, 1926).
8), be (0.10), bf (0.10), sbf (0.17), [stf.sub.1] (0.38), [stf.sub.2] (0.53), [stf.sub.3] (0.62), [stf.sub.4] (0.49), [stf.sub.5] (0.79), [sbc.sub.1] (0.39), [sbc.sub.2] (0.49), [sbc.sub.3] (0.56), [sbc.sub.4] (0.64), [sbc.sub.5] (0.70), [sbc.sub.6] (0.75), number of trichobothria reduced in sf and increased in sbc compared to male specimen, distitibiae II and III with the same arrangement and number of trichobothria; tarsi legs II, III and IV with 4 segments, second segment with light transverse line on distal end, last segment with oblique slit;
pulvilli absent (Fig.
(22) Sclerotization, three states: confined to dental belt (0), also on 1 [degrees] valvular plicae and/or
pulvilli (1), no dental belt (2).
Legs: Metathoracic coxa with a single lateral macroseta; metathoracic femora uniformly dark red-brown to black (proximal or distal end may be slightly paler); tibia 1 without an apical spur; alula and
pulvilli present.
Length of first segment of the hind tarsus longer than the third, length of the third pulvillus under the first segment almost equal to summation of length of the first and second pulvillus; apices of 3
pulvilli obtuse.