Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Hypostomal suture (HyS) complete
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Occipital foramen (OF) circular, with distinct collar
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Prothoracic setae 5-7 (5-7-P) borne on small isolated tubercles
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Seta 12 on abdominal segment I (12-I) present and/or seta 7 on abdominal segments III-V (7-III-V) much larger and longer than seta 9 (9-III-V) on the same segment
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Seta 3-VII very long and usually single
  
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 6. Seta 5-VIII inserted well below dorsal margin of segment X
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 7. A single pair of seta 1-S inserted distal to pecten (Pt)
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 8. Comb (C) and pecten (Pt) present
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 9. Saddle (Sa) incomplete
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 10. Ventral brush (VB) (seta 4-X) with five or six pairs of setae