Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Seta 2-C usually absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Seta 3-C located dorsally
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Seta 12-I always present
 
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Pecten (Pt) and comb (C) present
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Saddle (Sa) usually complete, sometimes incomplete and greatly reduced but never divided into dorsal and ventral sclerites
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 6. Siphon with three or more pairs of prominent setae (seta 1-S)