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Representative species shown here:
Ay. peytoni

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage:
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1. Setae 4,5,6,7-C all multibranched and approximately equal in length

2. Only abdominal seta 1 I-VI stellate

3. Antennae at least half as long as head capsule, covered with spicules

4. Antenna, seta 1-A well-developed, multibranched and barbed.