Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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In larvae, the lateral seta borne regularly on the prominent lateral bulge about midway between the dorsal and ventral longitudinal midlines on abdominal segment VII; smaller than seta 6 on segments III-VI (see seta 6-I-VII). In pupae, a dorsoposterior seta generally inserted lateral to setae 4 and 5 and mesal to seta 9 on abdominal segment VII (see seta 6-II-VII).