Genus Lutzia Theobald, 1903

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Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• Tanaka, K 2003. Studies on the pupal mosquitoes of Japan (9). Genus Lutzia, with establishment of two new subgenera, Metalutzia and Insulalutzia (Diptera, Culicidae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 9: 159-169

Introduction

Genus Lutzia was previously demoted to a subgenus of Culex (Bugledich, 1999)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Diagnosis

Lutzia are large mosquitoes. The adults have four or more lower mesepimeral setae (distinction from other Culicini). The anterior surfaces of fore- and midfemora have numerous patches of light-coloured scales, the pulvilli are large and the radiomedial crossvein is close to the base of vein M3+4. Lutzia larvae are distinguished from other genera by the following characters: mouthparts modified for predation, lateral palatal brushes with about 40 stout and strongly pectinate filaments; siphon short, with pecten extending to apex; saddle complete, longer than siphon, dorsal surface much longer than ventral surface. Pupae have all or most of setae 1-9-CT single and seta 9-VIII inserted distinctly cephalad of caudolateral angle of tergum, about 0.7 from base of tergum.

Diagnosis References

Harbach, R. 1 September 2011. Mosquito Taxonomic inventory Valid Species List. Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory. Http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/ [accessed on 11 October 2011]

Details of nominate subgenus, not present in Australia

Lutzia Theobald, 1903

Theobald, F.V. 1903. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 3 xvii 359 pp. [155].
Type species: Lutzia bigoti (Bellardi, 1862) by original designation, see Bellardi, L 1862. Saggio di ditterologia messicana. Appendice. Torino

General References

Bugledich, E.-M.A. 1999. Diptera: Nematocera. In, Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 30.1. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xiii 627 pp. [216]

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