Discovery of a bromeliad-inhabiting Culex (micraedes) sp. in south Florida.

Immatures of a Culex (Micraedes) sp. were collected from bromeliads at 6 sites in Dade County, FL. This discovery represents the first time a member of this subgenus has been detected in the continental United States. The Cx. (Micraedes) sp. was found in both native and exotic bromeliads, and at some sites this Culex occurred in these plants as frequently as Wyeomyia spp.