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Table 2 The development of S. tundra larvae in laboratory insectary conditions (21°C, SD 2.8, relative humidity 65%, SD12.4) in Aedes mosquitoes.

From: Vectors and transmission dynamics for Setaria tundra (Filarioidea; Onchocercidae), a parasite of reindeer in Finland

Days after

blood meal

1

2–3

4–6

7–8

9–10

11–13

14–16

17–20

21–22

No

2

2

10

9

4

3

2

3

5

Mean larvae

(SD)

Range

1

-

1.5

(0.5)

1–2

2.8

(1.9)

1–7

3.3

(1.2)

1–5

11

(8.4)

3–24

8.4

(6.5)

3–21

5,5

(2.5)

3–8

28

(18)

8–51

17 (11,2)

6–34

Mean length

(SD)

Range

266

(9.3)

257–275

194

(19)

176–220

191

(42)

132–330

295

(60)

165–385

451

(99)

198–803

885

(388)

165–1210

1687

(104)

1540–1760

1333

(180)

935–1595

1504

(155)

1100–1760

Mean width

(SD)

Range

7.9

(1.1)

6.75–9

25

(4.9)

20–32

23

(4.4)

14–32

31

(5)

18–36

35

(2.5)

32–41

38

(6.2)

23–45

29

(2)

27–32

27,4

(1)

27–32

29

(2,3)

27–36

Development site

thorax

Thorax

thorax

thorax

thorax

thorax

thorax, abd, head

thorax, abd, head, prob, palps

Thorax, abd, head, prob, palps

Larvae tot.

2

3

28

26

43

30

11

83

84