Below is a list of mosquito species sampled in New Jersey. Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti is found but does not overwinter in New Jersey. Links lead to species accounts. Species list updated 25 October 2015.
A distribution map for each species can be found here.
Genus Aedes |
2. Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse)- see also second account and Morphological Comparisons with certain otherAedes |
3. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) atlanticus Dyar and Knab |
4. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) atropalpus (Coquillett) - see also second account and Morphological Comparisons with certain other Aedes |
11. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dupreei (Coquillet) |
14. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens (Miller) |
16. Aedes (Protomacleaya) hendersoni Cockerell |
17. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) implicatus Vockeroth |
18. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) infirmatus Dyar and Knab |
19. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens Dyar |
20. Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus - 1998. See also Morph Comparisons with certain otherAedes |
21. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) mitchellae (Dyar) |
22. Aedes (Rusticoides) provocans (Walker) |
23. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby) |
26. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sticticus (Meigen) |
29. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) thibaulti Dyar and Knab - see also second account |
30. Aedes (Protomacleaya) triseriatus (Say) - see also second account and Morph Comparisonswith certain other Aedes |
Genus Anopheles Meigen |
33. Anopheles (Anopheles) atropos Dyar and Knab |
34. Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Couillett |
35. Anopheles (Anopheles) bradleyi King |
36. Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Weidemann |
37. Anopheles (Anopheles) earlei Vargas |
38. Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis (Say) |
40. Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald |
Genus Culex Linnaeus |
41. Culex (Culex) erraticus (Dyar and Knab) - see also second account |
42. Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus , inclusive of pipiens and molestus forms- see also second account |
44. Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett - see also second account |
45. Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett - see also second account |
Genus Culiseta Felt |
47. Culiseta (Culicella) inornata (Williston) |
49. Culiseta (Culicella) minnesotae Barr |
Genus Coquillettidia Dyar |
Genus Orthopodomyia Theobald |
52. Orthopodomyia (Orthopodomyia) alba Baker |
53. Orthopodomyia (Orthopodomyia) signifera (Coquillett) |
Genus Psorophora Robineau-Desvoidy |
54. Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata (Fabricius) |
56. Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens (Coquillett) |
57. Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor (Coquillett) |
58. Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox (von Humboldt) |
59. Psorophora (Psorophora) howardii Coquillett |
60. Psorophora (Janthinosoma) mathesoni Belkin and Heinemann |
Genus Toxorhynchites Theobald |
61. Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) rutilus septentrionalis (Dyar and Knab) |
Genus Uranotaenia Lynch- Arribalzaga |
Genus Wyeomyia Theobald |