Abstract
The host-feeding patterns of 6 Culex (Melanoconion) and 1 Culex (Aedinus) mosquito species from Panama were studied. The mosquitoes included Culex (M.) aikenii, C. (M.) egcymon, C. (M.) tecmarsis, C. (M.) dunni, C. (M.) elevator, C. (M.) epanastasis and Culex (A.) amazonensis . Approximately 3000 blood meals were identified by the capillary precipitin technique. Three species, C. aikenii, C. epanastasis and C. amazonensis , preferred homoiothermic animals but also fed on poikilothermic animals. The other 4 species, C. egcymon, C. tecmarsis, C. dunni and C elevator , showed a strong preference for lizards. Some individuals of these 4 species, especially C. dunni , also fed on birds and mammals.
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