Which of the following is a correct pairing?

• A. Southern House mosquito - Culex quinquefasciatus
• B. Inland Floodwater Mosquito - Aedes vexans
• C. Southern House mosquito - Aedes aegypti
• D. Inland Floodwater Mosquito - Anopheles gambiae

Answer: (A)

Understanding these pairings comes down to matching a common mosquito name with its scientific name. The Southern House mosquito is the widely accepted common name for Culex quinquefasciatus, a Culex species that’s commonly found in urban areas and around homes. That makes the pairing with Culex quinquefasciatus the correct one. The other options mix common names with species that aren’t the standard match for those labels—for example, Aedes aegypti is the Yellow Fever (domestic) mosquito and not the Southern House mosquito, and Anopheles gambiae is the African malaria vector, not an Inland Floodwater Mosquito. In short, the correct pairing reflects the conventional name-to-species association used in mosquito surveillance and control.