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Representative species shown here:
Ml. genurostris

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage:
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1. Presence of a single pair of seta 4-X

2. Slit-like occipital foramen

3. Seta 13-P absent

4. Comb scales in two or more rows

5. Maxillary palpus fused with the maxillary body (old world only).