Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

Lh

Variants:

Pl. labiohypopharynges, labiohypopharynxes; Adj. labiohypopharyngeal

Definition:

In mosquito and certain other nematocerous larvae, the protruding surface located between the mouth and the dorsomentum, comprising the prelabium and hypopharynx, which are joined and supported by the cibarial bars from the lateral cranial walls; forming the ventroposterior wall of the preoral cavity.

Synonyms:

hypopharynx, labial and hypopharyngeal rudiments, labiohypopharyngeal body, labiohypopharyngeal complex, labium, labium and hypopharynx, prementum (in part)