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absent. Dististyle (Ds) about five-eighths as long as basistyle, slightly expanded 

 a little beyond middle, tapered and curved distally; terminal claw (Ds-C) 

 pointed, about one-seventh as long as dististyle. 



LARVA. (Fig. 126). — Head slightly broader than long. Antenna about one- 

 third as long as head, slightly curved, smooth; antennal tuft represented by a 

 single hair inserted at middle of shaft. Head hairs: Preantennal (A), lower 

 (B), and upper (C) single; postclypeal (d) about 3 to 5-branched; sutural 

 (e) trans-sutural (f), and supraorbital single. Upper lateral abdominal hairs 



t. n/\ >rof» 



Fio. 126. Larva of Aedes aegvpli (Linnaeus). A, Terminal segments. 

 B, Head. C, Pecten tooth. D, Comb scale. 



