Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

LG

Variants:

Pl. labiobulae; Adj. labiogular

Definition:

In mosquito larvae and certain other prognathous insects, a sclerite formed by the fusion of the gula and the submentum.

Synonyms:

gula, hypostoma, labial area, labial plate, labial sclerite, maxillary plate, subgena