Insect legs are divided into three pairs - forelegs on the prothorax, midlegs on the mesothorax, and hind legs on the metathorax. Each leg contains six main components: the coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, tarsus, and pretarsus. The tarsus can be divided into one to five pseudosegments called tarsomeres. The pretarsus is the terminal segment and can contain claws, an arolium, an empodium, and pulvilli.

1. Insect Leg
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2. Insect leg
• Fore-legs - Prothorax, Mid-legs - Mesothorax,Hind legs –
Metathorax
• Each leg has six major components
• Coxa, Trochanter, Femur (femora), Tibia (tibiae), Tarsus
(tarsi), Pretarsus
• The tarsus appears to be divided into one to five
“Pseudosegments" called Tarsomeres.

3. Insect leg
• Pretarsus - the terminal segment of the tarsus and
any other structures attached to it, including:
1. Ungues -- a pair of claws
2. Arolium -- a lobe or adhesive pad between the
claws
3. Empodium -- a large bristle (or lobe) between the
claws
4. Pulvilli -- a pair of adhesive pads