Biomaterial Database

Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis: a new adult and larval record from Rhode Island. 1994

D A Lawson, and A D Gettman, and Y S Perullo

Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project, Norwood, MA 02062, USA.

Twenty-three Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis were collected from a tire in South Kingstown, RI, on September 15, 1993. This represents the first recorded capture of the species in Rhode Island.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007814	Larva	Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.	Maggots,Tadpoles,Larvae,Maggot,Tadpole
D009033	Culicidae	A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.	Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito
D003465	Culex	A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals.	Culices
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012237	Rhode Island	State bounded by Massachusetts, the Atlantic Ocean, and Connecticut. The capital is Providence.