part of larval gnathal appendages larval mandible Fig 33,35,36,37,38,40,41,46,47,48,49 Abbr: Mn in ISBN:0-937548-00-6. One of the first pair of gnathal appendages. In mosquito larvae,borne on the underside of the head where each is implanted obliquely in the membranous area that extends anteriorly from the margin of the lateralia to the cibarial bar; typically flattened lobes with their mesal ends produced into strongly sclerotized teeth and a spiculate lobe. TGMA:0001300 TGMA:0001300 default_namespace maxilla