host use and seasonality of culex (melanoconion) iolambdis (diptera: culicidae) from eastern florida, usa. | culex (melanoconion) iolambdis (dyar, 1918) is a mosquito (diptera: culicidae) species found throughout much of tropical america, including southern florida. relatively few reports are available regarding the ecology of cx. iolambdis, despite its widespread distribution and putative involvement in transmission of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. to quantify habitat and host utilization, adults of cx. iolambdis were sampled from resting shelters at a field site in vero beach, florida, over a ... | 2016 | 27712940 |