Generic Adult Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Head, scutum and abdominal segments ornamented with patches of flat silver scales
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Scutum, dorsocentral setae (DS) absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Pleuron with a broad vertical stripe of silver scales
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Prespiracular setae (PsS) absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Postspiracular setae (PS) absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 6. Lower mesepimeral setae (MeSL) present
 
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 7. Pulvilli (Pv) absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 8. Wing upper calypter (UC) with fringe of setae
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 9. Wing alula (Al) bare
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 10. Wing anal vein (1A) ends only slightly beyond base of mediocubital crossvein (mcu)
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 11. Wing cell R2 distinctly shorter than vein R2+3