Abstract
A previously undescribed trichomycete, Smittiim morbosum , was isolated from a colony of the mosquito, Anopheles hilli . This fungus occupies the anterior hindgut of infected larvae and penetrates the cells of the midgut epithelium. Unlike other Smittium spp., S. morbosum is not shed with the gut cuticle at the time of moulting and remains within the host, sometimes persisting through the pupal and adult stages. In the laboratory, blockage of the gut by this fungus leads to the death of many infected larvae. This report also includes observations on S. culisetae , which is a commensal rather than a pathogen of mosquito larvae.
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