Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

PP

Definition:

In anopheline and dixid larvae, a more or less lateral sclerite bearing the pecten along its posterior margin; in some anopheline larvae, connected with its mate posteriorly via the U-shaped band; partly homologous with the siphon of other mosquito larvae.

Synonyms:

arched plate, bar, basal plate, chitinous arch (including the U-shaped band), chitinous skeleton (including the U-shaped band), lateral plate, plate, ring (including the U-shaped band), toothed lateral arch (including the pecten), toothed lateral plate (including the pecten), toothed plate (including the pecten), triangular plate, triangular sclerite