Toxorhynchites splendens
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| Toxorhynchites splendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Toxorhynchites |
| Species: | T. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxorhynchites splendens (Wiedemann, 1819) | |
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Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens is a species of non-hematophagous (not blood-feeding) mosquito belonging to the genus Toxorhynchites. It is widely used as a predator to control dengue mosquitoes.[1]
It shows nearly a cosmopolitan distribution throughout the Old World, except African continent both through human influences and natural methods. It is found in India, Sri Lanka[2] Malaysia, Thailand, New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Philippines, Rotuma Island.[3]
