Jumping apparatus in the flea beetle hind leg. A a model of a generic flea beetle (lateral view), indicating the enlarged hind leg B hind leg of Trachytetra obscura under a light microscope (dark-field microscopy) C–H X-ray computer tomography-based 3D reconstructions of the hind leg of the flea beetle Asiophrida xanthospilota C lateral view of the hind leg and internal structures D dorsal view of the hind leg E lateral view of the hind leg (view from an opposite direction of inset C) F lateral view of the metafemoral spring G ventral view of the metafemoral spring H femorotibial joint. Abbreviations: epl: elastic plate; piv: tibial pivot of femorotibial joint; tli-1: primary tibial ligament; tli-2: secondary tibial ligament; tpl: Lever’s triangular plate.

 
 
  Part of: Ruan Y, Konstantinov AS, Shi G, Tao Y, Li Y, Johnson AJ, Luo X, Zhang X, Zhang M, Wu J, Li W, Ge S, Yang X (2020) The jumping mechanism of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini), its application to bionics and preliminary design for a robotic jumping leg. ZooKeys 915: 87-105. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.915.38348