Ayurakitia

Whole Larvae

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Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage

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  • The genus is difficult to separate from Aedes. Larvae identified as Ayurakitia must have ALL of the following characters:
  • 1. Setae 4,5,6,7-C all multibranched and approximately equal in length
  • 2. Only abdominal seta 1 I-VI stellate
  • 3. Antennae at least half as long as head capsule, covered with spicules
  • 4. Antenna, seta 1-A well-developed, multibranched and barbed.

Culicidae » Culicidae » Aedini

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• Representative species shown here:
• Ayurakitia peytoni

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• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
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