The Afrotropical mosquito genus Eretmapodites contains species that exhibit facultative cannibalism in their larval developmental stages.

[2] Larval breeding-places include small collections of water in larger fallen leaves, old tins and bottles, snail shells, plant axils, cut bamboo, and rarely tree holes.

Some species seem to breed exclusively in plant axils; the majority are most frequently found in fallen leaves in forest habitat.

[2] Smaller mosquito larvae are consumed whole, but larger ones have their internal contents sucked out, probably due to the difficulty of masticating their chitinous exoskeletons.

[2] Predatory larvae also attack pupae, seizing them by the tail and keeping them under water until they drown.