Biology:Deinocerites cancer
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Short description: Species of fly
| Deinocerites cancer | |
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| D. cancer in Sarasota County, Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Deinocerites |
| Species: | D. cancer
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| Binomial name | |
| Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901
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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". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=126519. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Deinocerites cancer". https://www.gbif.org/species/1653907. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Deinocerites cancer species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/59374. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13852367 entry
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- ↑ 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.
