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Fig. 33 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 33

From: Revision of the Atratus Group of Culex (Melanoconion) (Diptera: Culicidae)

Fig. 33

Couplet 5: ninth tergal lobes, aedeagus and gonostylus. Arrows indicate setae of the ninth tergal lobe, aedeagal sclerite, lateral plate and gonostylar claw. a–c Thesis: Culex ensiformis, setae of the ninth tergal lobe (a), ventral spicules on aedeagal sclerite (b) and gonostylar claw (c). d-f Antithesis: Culex spinifer n. sp., setae of the ninth tergal lobe (d), ventral spicules on lateral plate (e) and gonostylar claw (f). Abbreviations: IX-TL, ninth tergal lobe; Aes, aedeagal sclerite; LP, lateral plate; Gs, gonostylus; GC, gonostylar claw

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