Lutzia (Metalutzia) tigripes de Grandpré & de Charmoy, 1901

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Lutzia (Metalutzia) tigripes de Grandpré & de Charmoy, 1901 View in CoL ( Fig. 48 View FIGURE 48 )

Type locality. Mauritius.

Distribution. This species is widespread in the Afrotropical Region ( Wilkerson et al. 2021). In the Middle East, it has been recorded in Saudi Arabia and Yemen ( Knight 1953b; Mattingly & Knight 1956; White 1980; van Harten & Wagener, 1994; Alahmed et al. 2009; Al Ahmad et al. 2011; Mutebi et al. 2012; Al Ashry et al. 2014; Tantely et al. 2016; Lemine et al. 2017; Wilkerson et al. 2021). It was recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia by Mattingly & Knight (1956), as Culex tigripes .

Remarks. In some older records of the Arabian Peninsula, the species was referred to as Cx. tigripes ( Knight 1953b; Mattingly & Knight 1956; Alahmed et al. 2009). Knight (1953b) noted some variation in the scaling of the scutum and abdominal sterna.

Medical importance. Lutzia tigripes is of no medical importance to humans ( Edwards 1941), although some virus isolations have been obtained from this species in Africa, including Babanki, Bobia, Kamese, Mossuril, Ntaya, Sindbis and West Nile virsuses ( Tantely et al. 2016).

References

Al Ashry, H. A., Kenawy, M. A. & Shobrak, M. (2014) Fauna of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicida [sic]) in Asir Provence [sic], Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 44 (1), 173 - 186. https: // doi. org / 10.12816 / 0006457

Alahmed, M. A., Al Kuriji, M. A., Kheir, S. M. Alahmedi, S. A., Al Hatabbi, M. J. & Al Gashmari, M. A. M. (2009) Mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) and seasonal activity in Makkah Al Mukarramah Region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 39 (3), 991 - 1013.

de Grandpre, A. D. & d'Emmerez de Charmoy, D. (1901) Les moustiques: anatomie et biologie. Contribution a l'etude des Culicides et principalement des genres Culex et Anopheles de leur role dans la propagation de la malaria et de la filariose et des moyens de s'en preserver. Ile Maurice, Port Louis, iv + 59 pp., 5 pls. [for 1900]

Edwards, F. W. (1941) Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region. III. - Culicine adults and pupae. British Museum (Natural History), London, viii + 499 pp.

Knight, K. L. (1953 b) The mosquitoes of the Yemen (Diptera, Culicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 55 (5), 212 - 234.

Lemine, A. M. M., Lemrabott, M. A. O., Ebou, M. H., Lekweiry, K. M., Salem, M. S. O. A., Brahim, K. O., Moukah, M. O., Bouraya, I. N. O., Brengues, C., Trape, J. - F., Basco, L., Bogreau, H., Simard, F., Faye, O. & Boukhary, A. O. M. S. (2017) Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mauritania: a review of their biodiversity, distribution and medical importance. Parasites & Vectors, 10, 35. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 017 - 1978 - y

Mattingly, P. F. & Knight, K. L. (1956) The mosquitoes of Arabia. I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 4 (3), 91 - 141.

Mutebi, J. - P., Crabtree, M. B., Kading, R. C., Powers, A. M., Lutwama, J. J & Miller, B. R. (2012) Mosquitoes of western Uganda. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49 (6), 1289 - 1306. https: // doi. org / 10.1603 / ME 12111

Tantely, M. L., Le Goff, G., Boyer, S. & Fontenille, D. (2016) An updated checklist of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) from Madagascar. Parasite, 23, 20. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2016018

van Harten, A. & Wagener, B. (1994) Terrestrial arthropods of the Republic of Yemen. A checklist. Sana'a Yemen, Yemeni- German plant Protection Project. ii + 147 pp.

White, G. B. (1980) Family Culicidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. (Ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 114 - 148.

Wilkerson, R. C., Linton, Y. - M. & Strickman, D. A. (2021) Mosquitoes of the world. Vols 1 and 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltomore, Maryland, 1308 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 021 - 04848 - 6