Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

GL

Definition:

The rounded projection lying ventral to the proctiger; in females, usually small, inconspicuous and spiculate; in males, large and partially bilobed, representing fused gonocoxopodites. See gonocoxopodite in the adult section.

Synonyms:

genital pouch, gonapophyses, gonocoxite, median caudal lobe, phallic organ, phallus, segment X, tenth segment