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. Details of S. tundra larvae obtained from five Aedes mosquitoes. |
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| Species |
Days after blood meal |
Larvae (n) |
Mean length, (SD), range |
Mean width, SD, range |
Development site (n) |
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| Aedes sp. |
1 |
2 |
broken |
38.25 μm 36–40.5 |
thorax |
| Aedes sp. |
2–3 |
15 |
1634 μm, (132), 1375–1870 |
32.7 μm (2.5), 31.5–40.5 |
thorax (13) proboscis (1) abdomen (1) |
| Aedes sp. |
2–3 |
70 |
807 μm, (271), 418–1210 |
37.6, (2.2), 36–40.5 |
thorax (69) abdomen (1) |
| Aedes sp. |
4–6 |
4 |
Broken |
45 μm |
thorax |
| Aedes sp. |
7–8 |
20 |
1115 μm, (277.8), 855–1500 |
50.6 μm, (5.5), 45–59.4 |
thorax |
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The larvae were excluded from the development measurements because they were considered older, originating from previous blood meals. | |||||
Laaksonen et al. Parasites & Vectors 2009 2:3 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-2-3 |
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