A new species of Toxorhynchites mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) okinawensis Toma, Miyagi, and Tanaka, n. sp., from Okinawajima, the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, is described and illustrated. Its taxonomy, bionomics, and zoogeography are discussed briefly.
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Department of Medical Zoology, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
Miyagi
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Tanaka
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D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa