Toxorhynchites minimus

Toxorhynchites minimus is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Toxorhynchites. It is found in India, Sri Lanka[1] Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Sumatra.[2][3] When under mass rearing conditions, the larvae show cannibalism.[4]

Toxorhynchites minimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Culicoidea
Family:
Culicidae
Subfamily:
Culicinae
Genus:
Toxorhynchites
Species:
Toxorhynchites minimus

(Theobald, 1905)

References
  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Toxorhynchites minimus (Theobald, 1905)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. "minimus (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "Laboratory colonization and bionomics of Toxorhynchites minimus (Diptera : Culicidae) from Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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