Toxorhynchites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Toxorhynchites
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adultColor large for mosquitoes
gptkbp:adultDiet nectar
gptkbp:antennaType plumose
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName elephant mosquito
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Theobald
gptkbp:describedYear 1901
gptkbp:distribution tropical regions
gptkbp:doesNotFeedOn blood
gptkbp:family gptkb:Culicidae
gptkbp:hasWings up to 12 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toxorhynchites
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvaeDiet predatory
gptkbp:larvaePreyOn other mosquito larvae
gptkbp:larvalHabitat water-filled tree holes
artificial containers
gptkbp:notableSpecies Toxorhynchites amboinensis
Toxorhynchites brevipalpis
Toxorhynchites rutilus
Toxorhynchites splendens
gptkbp:order gptkb:Diptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:proboscisShape curved upward
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Toxorhynchitinae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies Toxorhynchites splendens
gptkbp:useInBiologicalControl gptkb:Aedes_mosquitoes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Culicidae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6