Somerset County Mosquito Species List

The list below are mosquito species found in New Jersey. An "S" in front of the species names indicate those sampled within Somerset County. Aedes aegypti is found in the state but does not overwinter in New Jersey.  Links lead to species accounts.

 

Genus Aedes Meigen

S 1. Aedes abserratus (Felt and Young)

- 2. Aedes albopictus - see also second account and Morph Comparisons with other Stegomyia/Aedes

- 3. Aedes atlanticus Dyar and Knab

- 4. Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett) - see also second account and Morph Comparisons with other Stegomyia/Aedes

- 5. Aedes aurifer (Coquillett)

S 6. Aedes canadensis canadensis (Theobald)

- 7.  Aedes cantator (Coquillet)

S 8. Aedes cinereus Meigen

- 9. Aedes communis (De Geer)

- 10. Aedes dorsalis (Meigen)

- 11. Aedes dupreei (Coquillet)

S 12. Aedes excrucians (Walker)

- 13. Aedes fitchii (Felt and Young)

- 14. Aedes flavescens (Miller)

- 15. Aedes grossbecki Dyar and Knab

- 16. Aedes hendersoni Cockerell

- 17. Aedes implicatus Vockeroth

- 18. Aedes infirmatus Dyar and Knab

- 19. Aedes intrudens Dyar

X - 20 Aedes japonicus - 1998.  See also  Morph Comparisons with other Stegomyia/Aedes

- 21. Aedes mitchellae (Dyar)

- 22. Aedes provocans (Walker)

- 23. Aedes punctor (Kirby)

S 24. Aedes sollicitans (Walker)

- 25. Aedes spencerii spencerii (Theobald)

- 26. Aedes sticticus (Meigen)

S 27. Aedes stimulans (Walker)

- 28. Aedes taeniorhynchus (Say)

- 29. Aedes thibaulti Dyar and Knab - see also second account

S 30. Aedes triseriatus (Say) - see also second account and Morph Comparisons with other Stegomyia/Aedes

S 31. Aedes trivittatus (Coquillet)

S 32. Aedes vexans (Anopheles MergenMeigen)

Genus Anopheles Meigen

- 33. Anopheles atropos Dyar and Knab

S 34. Anopheles barberi Couillett

- 35. Anopheles bradleyi King

- 36. Anopheles cruciansWeidemann

- 37. Anopheles earlei Vargas

S 38. Anopheles punctipennis (Say)

S 39. Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say

S 40. Anopheles walkeri Theobald

Genus Culex Linnaeus

- 41. Culex erraticus (Dyar and Knab) - see also second account

S 42. Culex pipiens Linnaeus

S 43. Culex restuans Theobald

- 44. Culex salinarius Coquillett

- 45. Culex tarsalis Coquillett - see also second account

S 46. Culex territans Walker

Genus Culiseta Felt

S 47. Culiseta inornata (Williston)

S 48. Culiseta melanura (Coquillett)

S 49. Culiseta minnesotae Barr

- 50. Culiseta morsitans (Theobald)

Genus Coquillettidia Dyar

S 51. Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker)

Genus Orthopodomyia Theobald

- 52. Orthopodomyia alba Baker

S 53. Orthopodomyia signifera (Coquillett)

Genus Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy

S 54. Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius)

S 55. Psorophora columbiae (Dyar and Knab)

- 56. Psorophora cyanescens (Coquillett)

- 57. Psorophora discolor (Coquillett)

S 58. Psorophora ferox (von Humboldt)

S 59. Psorophora howardii Coquillett

- 60. Psorophora mathesoni Belkin and Heinemann

Genus Toxorhynchites Theobald

S 61. Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (Dyar and Knab)

Genus Uranotaenia Lynch- Arribalzaga

S 62 . Uranotaenia sapphirina (Osten Sacken)

Genus Wyeomyia Theobald

- 63. Wyeomyia smithii (Coquillett)

 

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