IFAS Extension
Crabhole Mosquito, Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)
George F. O'Meara
Release Date: 2/19/2024
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 EENY134, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2000. Revised April 2017 and December 2023. 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://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.
About the Authors
George F. O'Meara, emeritus professor, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory; UF/IFAS Extension, Vero Beach, FL 32962.
Authors
George O'Meara
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, ecology and behavior, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab, Vero Beach
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology