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Culicinae > Mansoniini Representative species shown here: Ma. annulata 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. Spiracular apparatus and siphon distinctively modified for piercing plant tissues 2. Distal part of the antenna (beyond setae 2,3-A) fused with, and much shorter than, the basal part. |
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The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center, MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746-2863 USA Ph: 301-238-1077; FAX: 301-238-3168 |  |
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