''Toxorhynchites speciosus'' is a mosquito species in the genus ''

Toxorhynchites ''Toxorhynchites'', also called elephant mosquito or mosquito eater, is a genus of diurnal and often relatively colorful mosquitoes, found worldwide between about 35° north and 35° south. Most species occur in forests. It includes the larges ...

'' found in Australia. ''Toxorhynchites'' larvae, a mosquito genus that does not suck blood, feed upon other mosquito larvae and are often found with tiger mosquito (''Aedes albopictus'') larvae. Together with '' Mesocyclops aspericornis'', ''T. speciosus'' forms a compatible predator pair for reduction of larval '' Aedes notoscriptus'' and ''

Culex quinquefasciatus ''Culex'' is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encep ...

'' populations in tire habitats in Queensland.Evaluation of Mesocyclops aspericornis (Cyclopoida:Cyclopidae) and Toxorhynchites speciosus as integrated predators of mosquitoes in tire habitats in Queensland. Brown MD, Hendrikz JK, Greenwood JG and Kay BH, J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Sep;12(3 Pt 1), pages 414-420,

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* * speciosus Insects of Australia Insects used as insect pest control agents Diptera used as pest control agents Insects described in 1889 {{Culicidae-stub