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. 2010 Dec 31;4(2):42–49.

Table 1.

The variations of some morphological characters of siphon in Culex pipiens larvae, Yazd Province, Central Iran, 2009–2010

Character n Distinctiveness Prevalence %
Seta 1 abdominal segment III and IV 159 Single 4 2.5
Double 155 97.5
Siphon Seta 1a-S and 1b-S 158 3 22 14
4 52 33
5 52 33
6 24 15
7 6 4
8 2 1
Siphon seta number 127 6 12 9.5
8 85 67
9 18 14
10 12 9.5
Siphon shape 181 Gradually narrowing 173 96
Wide in the middle 8 4