Culex secutor Theobald 1901

Culex (Culex) secutor Theobald

Culex secutor is probably restricted to the West Indies. It was described from Jamaica and is abundant there and on Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Dominica is probably the most southern verified occurrence of the species. The larvae are found in the cooler waters of permanent pools at high altitudes, in deeply shaded pools of the lowlands, or in containers such as tree holes and bamboo. The females bite during the day in the shade.

DOMINICA RECORDS.—28 July, 1905 (Busck), 1 ♀ ; Clarke Hall, 21–31 February, 1965 (Wirth), 1 ♀ ; Pont Casse-Castle Bruce Road, 19 April, 1959, ex bamboo (Darsie), 3 ♂, 1 larva, 2 pupae.