Physical features and chitin content of eggs from the mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus: Connection with distinct levels of resistance to desiccation

[Display omitted] •Egg size and weight varies among Ae. aegypti, An. aquasalis, Cx. quinquefasciatus.•External endochorion surface aspect varies among mosquito eggs.•Chitin is present in mosquitoes’ serosal cuticle but tends to vary among species.•Eggs with more chitin resist desiccation better.•Egg...

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