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Abstract
The fungus Smittium culisetae is a trichomycete that develops in the hindguts of larval aquatic Diptera. This is the first report of S. culisetae from the pitcher plant mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii. Larvae of the mosquito were collected from the purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, from a bog in Jackson County, North Carolina. The lowest proportions of colonized larvae occurred in December, January and July. The greatest proportions of colonized larvae occurred in October and March. The distribution of colonized larvae among pitchers did not differ significantly from a random distribution.
I thank J. Staeben and S.D. McCullough for their assistance with the fieldwork; C.E. Beard for identifying the trichomycete; and P.H. Adler, J.C. Morse, W. Wills, E. Ruppert, and G. Carner for reviewing drafts of this manuscript. This research was finaced partially by National Science Foundation DEB 0075269. This is Technical Contribution No. 4941 of the Clemson University Experiment Station.