Megarhinini

Megarhinini
Mega·rhi·ni·ni (meg″ə-riґnĭ-ne) in some systems of classification, a tribe of tropical non-bloodsucking mosquitoes; they fly by day, feed on flowers, and are usually highly colored. Their large larvae are predaceous and have been used to control the breeding of bloodsucking mosquitoes.

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