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VIIT SV VI1IS IXS Aed 



Fig. 30. — Reproductive organs and the abdominal nerve cord of the adult 



mosquito. 



A, Culex qiiinquefasciatus, end of male abdomen, left side removed, exposing 

 the inverted reproductive organs and rectum. B, Diagram of female reproductive 

 organs, dorsal (adapted from Christophers, 1901). C, Aedes aegypti, male, 

 ventral nerve cord of abdomen and genital outlets, dorsal. D, Same, male re- 

 productive organs, ventral. E, Culex qiiinquefasciatus, male reproductive organs 

 after inversion, lower side (dorsal). F, Same, with part of intestine, upper side 

 (ventral). 



AcGld, accessory gland; Aed, aedeagus ; Atr, atrium, genital chamber; Bmr, 

 basimere; Dej, ductus ejaculatorius ; Gng, ganglion; Gtr, gonotreme; hit, 

 intestine ; Ode, oviductus communis ; Odl, oviductus lateralis ; Ov, ovary ; Ovl, 

 ovariole; Ptnr, paramere; Ptgr, proctiger; Rect, rectum; S, sternum; Sh, sheath 

 of ovary; Spt, spermatheca; SV, seminal vesicle; T, tergum; Tes, testis; t{, 

 terminal filament of ovary ; Tmr, telomere ; Vd, vas deferens. 



