encircled by part_of part of part of adjacent to adjacent to hind leg metatibia tarsus metatibio-metatarsal conjunctiva metatarsus The cuticle of the segment of the leg that is composed of metatarsomeres connected to each other by intertarsomeral conjunctiva. The first metatarsomere is connected to the distal margin of the metatibia by the metatibio-metatarsal conjunctiva. cuticle of metatarsus distal margin