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ADULT MALE. — Coloration similar to that of female. TERMINALIA (Fig. 

 lOOB). Lobes of ninth tergite (IXT-L) about as long as broad, separated by 

 the width of one lobe, each bearing several short spine-like setae. Tenth sternite 

 (X-S) prominent, heavily sclerotized beyond middle. Phallosome (Ph) sub- 

 cylindrical (a little narrower across apical third than across base), about twice 

 as long as basal width, open ventrally, closed dorsally, and with a notch at 

 apex. Claspette stem (Cl-S) pilose, slender, curved, extending beyond basal 

 lobe; claspette filament (CI-F) about two-thirds to three-fourths as long as 

 stem, broad, blade-like (the blade narrow or absent on basal third of filament, 

 broadest near middle of filament and with margin rounded), tapering to a 

 pointed curved tip. Basistyle (Bs) cylindrical, about three and one-half times 

 as long as width across middle, rounded at apex, clothed with setae and scales 



IXT-L 







Fig. 100. Aedes grossbecl(i Dyar and Knab. A, Hind leg. 

 B, Male terminalia. C. Wing. 



