Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Metathoracic pleural group of setae (9-12-T) well developed
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Pecten (Pt) always present (may be reduced to one or two spines)
  
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Single pair of seta 1-S, inserted near or beyond middle of siphon (S)