Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Hypostomal suture (HyS) complete
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Maxilla (Mx) with unmodified brush or a bundle of coalesced filaments
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Seta 12-I absent
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 4. Comb (C) and pecten (Pt) present
 
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 5. Seta 1-S single, inserted well above base of siphon
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 6. Saddle (Sa) incomplete
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 7. Ventral brush (VB) (seta 4-X) usually with four pairs of setae