Leg with/without claw
Corixidae or Water Boatmen have three pairs of segmented legs, variously modified. The foreleg has a widened tip with fringes of long hairs (the pala pegs). The mid leg has a long claw, some species have a dark pigmented tubular band between two segments. The hind legs are more flattened also with hair
foreleg (with pala pegs) | foreleg (with sockets of pala pegs) |
leg with swimming hairs | leg with swimming hairs | midleg with claw | midleg with claw | midleg with claw |