†Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) mexicanus Zavortink and Poinar 2008 (elephant mosquito)
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Full reference: T. J. Zavortink and G. O. Poinar. 2008. Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) mexicanus, n. sp.. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Mexican amber: a new world species with old world affinities. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110:116-125
Belongs to Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) according to T. J. Zavortink and G. O. Poinar 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Poinar D-7-188, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mexican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mexican amber (Poinar coll)
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