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Culicidae > Culicinae > Aedini Distribution India, Malaysia, Thailand Synonyms Paraedes, subgenus Udaya Thurman 1954b:84. Orthotype: Paraedes argyrurus Edwards. Bionomics Very little is known about the bionomics of Udaya. Larvae of Ud. argyrurus and Ud. subsimilis have been collected from bamboo. Occasional females of Ud. argyrurus have been captured in catches of biting flies. Medical Importance Udaya species are of no medical or economic importance to humans. Important References >> Representative species shown here: Udaya argyrurus Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult 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. Eyes separated above antennae by a spoon-shaped scale patch extending to antennal pedicels. Recommended characters: 2. Prespiracular setae absent, 3. Base of hindcoxa in line with or slightly above base of mesomeron, 4. Lower mesepimeral setae absent, 5. Postspiracular setae present. Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage >>

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