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Culicinae > Aedini Representative species shown here: Op. fuscus 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. Setae 12,13-C anterior position on the head 2. Reduced metathoracic pleural setal group (setae 9-12-T all single and very small) 3. Presence of a single pair of seta 1-S near or beyond middle of siphon 4. Pecten present. |
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