part of pharyngeal filter pharyngeal fringe In many mosquito and certain other nematocerous larvae, one of a number of rows of filaments situated in the lateral recesses of the pharynx which collectively function to retain food particles in the pharynx. In mosquito larvae, primary fringes are borne on the inner edges of the mediodorsal and medioventral pharyngeal sclerites. TGMA:0001132 TGMA:0001132 brush of fine hairs comb of setae of the pharyngeal filter concentric row of fimbriae default_namespace filter brush filtering comb fringe group of setae pharyngeal comb row of bristles row of fimbriations