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Deinocerites cancer

Deinocerites cancer
D. cancer in Sarasota County, Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Deinocerites
Species:
D. cancer
Binomial name
Deinocerites cancer
Theobald, 1901

Deinocerites cancer, the crabhole mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2][3]

Feeding

The feeding pattern of the female D. cancer was observed to compromise about 75% avian hosts and 25% mammals. The avian hosts were almost all wading birds and the mammals tended to be rabbits.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Deinocerites cancer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Deinocerites cancer". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Edman, J. D. (1974). "Host-Feeding Patterns of Florida Mosquitoes IV. Deinocerites". Journal of Medical Entomology. 11 (1): 105–107. doi:10.1093/jmedent/11.1.105. PMID 4151311.


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