Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

MkSL

Definition:

The setae occurring in a more or less vertical line along the posterior margin of the mesokatepisternum at about the level of the mesotrochantin; sometimes continuous with the upper mesokatepisternal setae.

Synonyms:

lower episternal chaetae, lower katepisternal setae, lower mes-episternal bristles, lower mesepisternal setae, lower sternopleural group, lower sternopleural setae, posterior sternopleural bristles