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mx id: 562 | OBO id: HAO:0000327 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000327

femur synonyms: Schenkel

Definition:

The leg segment that is distal to the trochanter and proximal to the tibia.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2010. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The femur is a leg segment.

The femur is part of the leg. The femur is part of the multi-cellular organism.

Acanthinevania Bradley, 1908

Opius dissitus Muesebeck

femur by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Schenkel by Szépligeti, G. 1903. Neue Evaniiden. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici:3783-388.

femur 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.

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

Third segment of a leg that articulates basally with the trochanter and apically with the tibia.

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 about 15 years ago by Istvan Miko

The third segment of a leg, between the trochanter and tibia (c.f.trochantellus).

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.

alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko

The leg segment that is proximal to the coxa and distal to the tibia.

Reference: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added about 18 years ago by Andy Deans

the third and usually the largest segment of the insect leg

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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