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Category: Insect & spider

Leg with/without claw

The legs are slender and long.

 Culicidae leg      
leg fragments    

Wing

The wings are covered in minute scales. The wings ave a characteristic posterior cross-vein.

 Culicidae wing        
wing

Antenna

The form of the antennae varies. Antenna in both male and female is segmented and filamentous. Antenna in male is called as Plumos and in female is called as pilos. The antennae is often covered with scales. The antennae base is wide and donut-shaped.

 Culicidae antenna  Culicidae antenna2  Culicidae antenna3      
antennae bases antennae bases antennae base with first segment  

 

Culicidae antenna4 Culicidae antenna5 Culicidae antenna6 Culicidae antenna7
antennal fragment antennal fragment antennal fragment antennal fragment

 

head, eye, palp

 

         
     

Other, balance organ, egg

These transparant tubes were often found in combination with remains of Culicidae.

Culicidae indet     
 unknown