Elephant mosquito Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)

Abdullah A. Alomar and Barry W. Alto

Release Date: 10/31/2022

Reviewed At: 10/19/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1380-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-787, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.

About the Authors

Abdullah Alomar; and Barry Alto; UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL 32962.

How to Cite

Alomar, A. A., & Alto, B. W. (2023). Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae). EDIS, 2022(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1380-2022

Authors

Abdullah Alomar

student

University of Florida

graduate student, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology; and entomologist, Indian River Mosquito Control District; Vero Beach, FL

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Barry Alto

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, medical entomology and arbovirology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab (FMEL), Vero Beach, FL

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