LEWNIELSENIUS REINERT, HARBACH &, 2006

Reinert, John F., Harbach, Ralph E. & Kitching, Ian J., 2006, Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148 (1), pp. 1-101 : 79

JARNELLIUS SUBGENUS LEWNIELSENIUS REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING , SUBGEN. NOV.

Type species: Aedes (Heteronycha) muelleri Dyar, 1920 .

Females

Head: Maxillary palpus dark-scaled.

Thorax: Scutal fossa with white-scaled areas on lateral and posterior margins that are expanded mesally; postpronotum with narrow scales; hypostigmal area with pale scales; mesepimeron with single, large patch of white scales extending over upper and lower areas.

Legs: Hindtibia and hindtarsus entirely dark-scaled; fore- and midungues simple.

Genitalia: Cercus moderately long, moderately wide, apex broadly rounded, with 1–3 scales.

Males

Head: Maxillary palpus dark-scaled.

Legs: Fore- and midtarsi with larger ungues with 1 tooth, smaller ungues simple.

Pupae

Abdomen: Seta 5- II inserted mesal to 4- II; 5- V longer than median length of tergum VI; 6- VII inserted mesal and at approximately same level as 9- VII.

Fourth-instar larvae

Head: Seta 6-C single; antenna with few spicules.

Abdomen: Seta 7- II developed differently from 7-I, relatively short, branched; ventral brush attached to grid with both transverse and lateral grid bars, seta 4a-X relatively short.

Distribution

Mexico (Distrito Federal, Durango, Hidalgo, Mexico, Zacatecas) and United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) .

Included species

Jarnellius muelleri (Dyar) .

Etymology

Subgenus Lewnielsenius is named in honour of Dr Lewis T. Nielsen in recognition of his many contributions to the taxonomy, distribution and bionomics of North American mosquitoes, especially aedine species. The subgenus is masculine, formed from the combination of his first name, surname and the Latin masculine suffix ‘- ius ’. Recommended abbreviation = Lew.