Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

Abbreviation:

MkS

Definition:

The setae borne on the mesokatepisternum. In mosquitoes, occurring in two groups, the upper mesokatepisternal setae and lower mesokatepisternal setae, along the posterior margin.

Synonyms:

lower sternopleural bristles, mes-episternal bristles, mesepisternal setae, sternopleural bristles, sternopleural chaetae, sterno-pleural group, sternopleural setae