Generic Larval Characters:

  • Mosquito generic character
  • 1. Abdominal segment VIII with a large dorsal sclerite (except in Or. alba)
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  • Mosquito generic character
  • 2. Comb (C) with a posterior row of long scales and an anterior row of shorter ones (rarely with one or three rows of scales)
  
  • Mosquito generic character
  • 3. Pecten (Pt) absent