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Eretmapodites quinquevittatus

Eretmapodites quinquevittatus

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Culicidae

The Afrotropical mosquito genus Eretmapodites contains species that exhibit facultative cannibalism in their larval developmental stages. The species was first described in 1901 by Frederick Vincent Theobald. The type species is Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald Bionomics Eretmapodites larvae feed primarily on decaying organic matter, but become cannibalistic when other food becomes scarce, and sometimes even in the presence of abundant other food material.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog