Tag Archive for 'Culicidae'

Larva of Cretosabethes primaevus. Image credit: Amaral et al., doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2025.09.011.

99-Million-Year-Old Amber Preserves Earliest-Known Mosquito Larva

Oct 28, 2025 by Sergio Prostak

The new fossil, encased in a piece of amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar, represents both the first mosquito larva preserved in amber and the first...

Libanoculex intermedius. Image credit: Azar et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.047.

Earliest-Known Fossil Mosquito Found in Lebanese Amber

Dec 4, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Female mosquitoes are among the most notorious hematophagous (blood-feeding) insects, sometimes causing severe allergic responses. Hematophagy in insects...

Toxorhynchites domrey: (A) thorax; (B) abdomen; (C) habitus; (D) lateral view of thorax. Image credit: Maquart et al., doi: 10.1016/j.aspen.2023.102064.

New Species of Elephant Mosquito Discovered in Cambodia

Mar 8, 2023 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists from Cambodia and France has identified a new species of giant mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites. Toxorhynchites domrey: (A) thorax;...