Revision of Darsie and Ward (1981) to include Ochlerotatus japonicus Theobald and a checklist of species referred to the genus Ochlerotatus in the Nearctic Region.
Breeding populations of Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus, 1st detected in 1998, are now found in several states in the United States. To be able to identify this mosquito with the keys to the mosquitoes of North America north of Mexico, changes are proposed, especially dealing with the new genus Ochlerotatus. Also, a checklist of the genera Ochlerotatus and Aedes in the Nearctic Region is given.
Darsie
Richard F
RF
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, 200 9th Street, SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States