The description of the eggs of Toxorhynchites moctezuma (Diptera: Culicidae) from Trinidad, West Indies, with notes on other eggs.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1987

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

237-242

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Chadee, D. D., G. J. Small, and S. L. C. O'Malley.

 

Abstract

A description of the eggs of Toxorhynchites moctezuma is presented, accompanied with photographs using both light and electron microscopy. Field observations on the oviposition behavior of this species are also described. In addition, the eggs of five Toxorhynchites species are compared and three photographed.

Notes

Author(s) - Chadee, D. D., G. J. Small, and S. L. C. O'Malley.