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ANOLIS GUNDLACHI (Yellow-chinned Anole) and A. CRISTATELLUS (Crested Anole). DIET. In Puerto Rico, at least three Plasmodium species circulate among Anolis communities, presumably transmitted by a not-yet-known arthropod vector(s), possibly a mosquito (Telford Jr. 2009. Hemoparasites of the Reptilia: Color Atlas and Text. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 376 pp.). Among reptiles, broadly, mosquito-host interactions have been poorly characterized, and much of the research on mosquito- host associations has focused on the mammalian and avian reservoirs of medically important viruses and parasites (Mendoza- Roldan et al. 2021. IJP-PAW 15:132–142). However, anoles have been recognized as important hosts for some mosquitoes in the subgenus Culex (Reeves and Burkett-Cadena 2022. Front. Trop. Dis. 11:842543); for example, in Florida, two Culex mosquito species from the subgenus Melanoconion specialize almost exclusively on Anolis hosts (Reeves et al. 2019. Insects 10:239). Here, we report mosquito-host interactions in which the mosquito Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum feeds from Anolis gundlachi and A. cristatellus in Puerto Rico, USA.