A pair of jointed legs is attached to each segment.
Each leg has a (coxa and trochanter, not visible in illustration) femur, tibia, and tarsi.
Fore wing pads are attached to the meso-thorax, and hing wing pads to the meta-thorax.
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stonefly nymph has three segements, pro-thorax, meso-thorax, and meta-thorax. A pair of jointed legs is attached to each segment. Each leg has a (coxa and trochanter, not visible in illustration) femur, tibia, and tarsi. Fore wing pads are attached to the meso-thorax, and hing wing pads to the meta-thorax. |
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Created: 08/04/2004 Last modified: 08/25/2006 www.FlyfishingEntomology.com