develops from leg disc segment of leg ventral ectoderm derivative tarsus 2021-03-16T10:37:08Z Fifth most proximal segment of the adult leg (Held et al., 1986; Schubiger et al., 2012). It can be subdivided into five smaller segments, connected by simple hinged joints (Held et al., 1986; Schubiger et al., 2012). FBbt:00051079 fly_anatomy.ontology https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?tarsi