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Culicidae > Culicinae
> Culisetini Representative species shown here: Cs. (Cus.) kanayamensis Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage: To view detail images, click on character description below. Image will open in a separate window. (Pop-up windows must be enabled in your browser settings.) 1. Seta 1-S inserted at the base of the siphon 2. Complete hypostomal suture 3. Seta 5-VIII located far below the dorsal margin of abdominal segment X 4. The larva of Austrotheobaldia is unique, with antennae and head setae 5,6-C unusually long, and seta 6-C single and about twice as long as the head. |
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