Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

Abbreviation:

IC

Definition:

The innermost of usually two layers of chorion secreted by the follicular epithelium; with a smooth outer surface in anophelines, Toxorhynchites and many other culicines; sculptured in most aedines.

Synonyms:

chorionic envelope, eggshell, egg shell, endochorion, inner layer, inner wall, main shell, shell, vitelline membrane