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comb plate

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Sun, 03/28/2010 - 21:42

Abbreviation:

CP

Definition:

In certain culicine larvae, a lateral sclerite on abdominal segment VIII that bears the comb scales; sometimes the comb plates of opposite sides are joined dorsally; not homologous with the tergal plate of anopheline, Orthopodomyia or Corethrella (Chaoboridae) larvae; also not homologous with the large setal support plate that commonly bears setae 2-5-VIII in Toxorhynchites larvae.

Synonyms:

band, basal plate, plate, sclerite, transverse plate
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