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Fig. 2

From: On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus

Fig. 2

adapted from Manton [10] on Tomocerus longicornis (Müller, 1776). BP1: Basal plate 1, BP2: Basal plate 2; BP3: Basal plate 3; M: Manubrium; F: Furca; D: Dens; Rt: Retinaculum; BR: Basal rods; BS2: Basal sclerite 2; BS3: Basal sclerite 3

Morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus in Orchesella cincta. A The reconstructed abdominal segments and a comparison between flexed and extended furca phases. B Lateral view of the jumping apparatus, comprised of abdominal segments 2nd–6th. C Ventral view of the jumping apparatus—

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