Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Antennae greatly swollen, strongly curved, and longer than the head, with strongly developed setae which give them a "hairy" appearance
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Lateral thoracic setae (9-10-P,M,T) remarkably long
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Comb (C) consists of a single row of scales on a small sclerotized comb plate (CP)
  
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Pecten (Pt) absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Siphon (S) uniformly pubescent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 6. Siphon bears a pair of large hook-like setae (seta 9-S)