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insula

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 00:11

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Abbreviation:

I

Variants:

Pl. insulae; Adj. insular

Definition:

In some female mosquitoes, a median, usually enlarged area of the lower vaginal lip; often oriented differently than adjacent parts of the lip and connected with them by weakly sclerotised areas; spiculate and usually with setae and tuberculi.

Synonyms:

insula plate, subgenital plate
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