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Identification of larvae of Stegomyia pia n. sp. and St. aegypti using morphological characters versus ITS2 and NDH4 sequences. The percentage of concordance for the two data sets is provided between parentheses. All fourth-instar larvae were collected on Mayotte during 2008–2011, mainly in natural habitats.
| Morphological observations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. pia n. sp. | Doubtful | St. aegypti | Total | ||
| Molecular sequences | St. pia | 18 (86%) | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| St. aegypti | 7 | 1 | 14 (64%) | 22 | |
