Toxorhynchites rutilus
Toxorhynchites rutilus, known generally as the elephant mosquito or treehole predatory mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2][3]
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Elephant mosquito, Toxorhynchites rutilus
| Toxorhynchites rutilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Toxorhynchites |
| Species: | T. rutilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxorhynchites rutilus (Coquillett, 1896) | |
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Toxorhynchites rutilus:
- Toxorhynchites rutilus rutilus
- Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis
References
- "Toxorhynchites rutilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Toxorhynchites rutilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Toxorhynchites rutilus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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