Deinocerites cancer

Deinocerites cancer
	D. cancer in Sarasota County, Florida
Scientific classification
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 is about 75% avian hosts and 25% mammals. Those avian hosts being wading birds and the mammals tend to be primarily rabbits.

References

"Deinocerites cancer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Deinocerites cancer". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
"Deinocerites cancer species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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External links

Media related to Deinocerites cancer at Wikimedia Commons

Edman, J. D. (1974). "Host-Feeding Patterns of Florida Mosquitoes". Journal of Medical Entomology. 11: 105–7. doi:10.1093/jmedent/11.1.105. PMID 4151311.

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[itis-1] "Deinocerites cancer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[gbif-2] "Deinocerites cancer". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[buglink-3] "Deinocerites cancer species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[doi-4] Edman, J. D. (1974). "Host-Feeding Patterns of Florida Mosquitoes". Journal of Medical Entomology. 11: 105–7. doi:10.1093/jmedent/11.1.105. PMID 4151311.