Occurrence of extra and anomalous setae on pupal abdominal segment VIII of the Dolosus Complex of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae).
The presence of extra and anomalous setae on abdominal segment VIII of whole and the exuviae of pupae of the Dolosus Complex of Culex is reported. Also, seta 10-VIII in 14 specimens was observed. An anomalous seta 0-VIII is present in a single specimen and was observed to be large and have multiple branches.
Rossi
Gustavo C
GC
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, 2 584-UNLP-CONICET 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology