ocular setae

Culicidae Classification

Culicidae Classification (2)

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Submitted by Ralph Harbach on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 17:10

OcS

The setae occurring in a line on the head near the posterior margin of each compound eye; one or more pairs are usually differentiated as interocular setae; the ocular setae along the dorsal margin of the compound eye are the upper ocular setae and those along the lateral margin are the lower ocular setae.

ocular bristles, orbital bristles, orbital chaetae, orbital hairs, postocular setae, vertical setae