Toxorhynchites, also known as mosquito hawks, is a large cosmopolitan genus (nearly 100 species), and one of the few types of mosquito that does not suck blood. Rather, the adults subsist on nectar and other natural carbohydrates. Their larvae prey on the larvae of other mosquitoes. A Mosquito hawk refers to: A Dragonfly, most often. ... Genera The mosquito is a member of the family Culicidae; these insects have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. ... In Greek mythology, nectar and ambrosia are the food of the gods. ... Carbohydrates are chemical compounds that contain oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms, and no other elements. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ...

The larvae of one jungle variety, Toxorhynchites splendens, consume larvae of other mosquito species occurring in tree crevices, particularly Aedes aegypti. The adults of these "cannibalistic" mosquitoes are bigger in size than Aedes but they are harmless to humans. joyce This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Species Aedes albopictus Aedes aegypti This page is about the genus of mosquito, for the Roman building see aedes (Roman) Aedes is a genus of mosquito found in tropical and subtropical zones. ...

Vector control researchers have suggested the mosquitoes be introduced in areas where they do not naturally occur, such as urban zones, where they would be suitable agents to help fight the menace of dengue. In a scientific paper on Toxorhynchites, USM associate professor Dr Yap Han Heng wrote: “We believe we have a vegetarian which does no harm to any human being, and is at the same time a deadly foe to the young of other kinds of the genus (mosquitoes).”

A music band called "the mosquito hawks" was formed on 7/17/06.