Toxorrynchites sp A (Toxorrynchites hypoptes)

Family:

Culicidae

Similar species:

T. theobaldi (Brom)

Tree hole type:

Artificial and natural

Notes:

Could lump more than one species. LG Chaverri says the 5 Toxorrynchites spp in Costa Rica, are not easily identified as larvae. T. hypoptes is the updated name of T.theobaldi, no longer used.

Drawing of Toxorrynchites sp A

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: early instar alive

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: scale

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: eating larva

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: predation zoom

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: sclerotized plates

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: ventral view

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: scale to prey

Photo of Toxorrynchites sp A: anal segment

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