Generic Adult Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Scutum (Scu) covered with smooth metallic scales in most species
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Acrostichal (AcS), dorsocentral (DS), and prescutellar setae (PrsS) absent centrally (middorsally)
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Antepronota (Ap) large and close together dorsally
  
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Pleuron with one or three bands of silver scales extending from scutum (Scu) to coxae (CI-III)
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Prespiracular setae (PsS) absent