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Deinocerites cancer

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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

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

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Deinocerites cancer: Brief Summary

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Deinocerites cancer, the crabhole mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.

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Habitat

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D. cancer breeds in Florida in the holes of the land crab Cardisoma crassum.

Reference

Cheng, L. (Ed.). (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp.

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