The Mosquitoes of Hawaii 
1 * Accidental introductions of noxious species 
To this date there are four noxious species of mosquitoes present on 
the Hawaiian Islands. It was in 1826 that the first mosquitoes were reported 
on tnese islands; before that time the islands were free from these pests. 
The means of introduction of some of these species are not known, but the 
two logical possibilities being by plane or sailing vessel. 
me first mosquito species to be reported and to establish itself in 
Hawaii was C ulex guinquefagciatus Say, commonly known as the house mosquito. 
This mosquito was reportedly found for the first time in 1826 at the port of 
Lahaina on the island of Maui. It came in on the ship "Wellington" from San 
Bias, Mexico. 
The second species of mosquito which was introduced to the islands was 
—— "^ —T .. HP (Linnaeus), commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito. The 
exact date of introduction has not been established, but it is believed to 
have been prior to 1892 . According to Usinger, Aedes aegypti was widespread 
in Hawaii when Dr. R.C.L. Perkins started his collection for his Fauna 
Hawaiiensis in tho year 1892 . Mr. George Komatsu, Entomologist, State 
Health Department, first found Aedes aegypti on Lanai in i960. 
The third introduction points to Aedes (Stegomvia) alborictus (Skuse), 
commonly known as the forest mosquito. This species was first reported in 
1902 and it appears that this is the only species 1 of this genus which has 
made the transition from Southeast Asia and become established in Hawaii. 
lhe mos 9pito sp ec i es t, 0 have been accidentally introduced and estab¬ 
lished is Aedes yexans nocturnus (Theobald), commonly known as the flood 
water mosquito. This species wa3 first discovered on January 2, 1962, when 
one female specimen was collected in a light trap at the rublic Health Quaran¬ 
tine Station at Fort Armstrong in Honolulu. Later larval collections 
1 From correspondence records of Lt. Col. John Scanlon, MSC, Chief, Department 
of Entomology 
