encircled by part_of part of part of has part has part has_part has characteristic adjacent to adjacent to insect leg appendage segment tarsomere tibia tarsus The cuticle of the segment of the leg that is composed of tarsomeres connected to each other by intertarsomeral conjunctiva. The first tarsomere is connected to the distal margin of the tibia by the tibio-tarsal conjunctiva. cuticle of tarsus tibio-tarsal conjunctiva distal margin bilaterally paired bilaterally paired