Subgenus Etorleptiomyia Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia mediolineata (Theobald, 1904), original combination: Etorleptiomyia mediolineata.
Subfamily Culicinae, genus Mimomyia. Subgenus Etorleptiomyia includes six species. Subgenus abbreviation – Eto.
ADULTS ‒ Scaly mosquitoes; vertex of head with narrow falcate scales dorsally and broad scales laterally; erect forked scales numerous on occiput and vertex; eyes well separated above antennae; flagellomere 1 of females with broad scales, 1.0‒1.5 length of flagellomere 2; maxillary palpus of females with pale apex, palpus of males 0.6‒0.9 length of proboscis, with 4 palpomeres (palpomere 4 very small), only short setae present; proboscis of females distinctly swollen in distal 0.2, proboscis of males strongly swollen in distal 0.5; acrostichal setae present or absent; dorsocentral setae present; scutellum largely with broad scales, few narrow scales apically; ante- and postpronota with broad scales, antepronotum sometimes with narrow falcate scales; thoracic pleura largely with broad scales, present on upper proepisternum, postspiracular area, mesokatepisternum and sometimes mesepimeron; lower mesepimeral setae absent; wing densely covered with large broad dark and pale scales (some heart-shaped), cell R2 3.0‒4.5 length of vein R2+3, alula with marginal patch of broad scales, upper calypter with fringe of narrow piliform scales; tarsi with pale bands; abdominal terga with some pale markings. FEMALE GENITALIA ‒ 1 spermathecal capsule. MALE GENITALIA ‒ Aedeagus simple, slightly sclerotised. LARVAE ‒ Head much broader than long; antenna articulated distal to setae 2,3-A, distal part less than half length of proximal part, setae 2‒4-A long, single; setae 5,6,7,11-C very long, seta 11-C usually double; siphon long, pecten absent, siphon index 5.0 to ˃ 8.0, seta 2-S trifid, setae of spiracular apparatus short, spiracular lobes short, not modified for piercing plant tissues; ventral brush (seta 4-X) with 3 pairs of long setae and 1 or 2 pairs of short setae. PUPAE ‒ Trumpet very long, index 20.0‒30.0, not modified for piercing plant tissues; seta 1-I single, small; setae 1,5-VII very large, dark, usually at least triple; seta 9-VIII large, usually with 8‒11 branches, aciculate or plumose; paddle much longer than wide, index 4.0 to ˃10.0, margins spiculate or serrate, buttress not developed; seta 1-Pa present or absent. See genus Mimomyia.
The evolutionary relationships of Etorleptiomyia have not been investigated.
The immature stages of species of subgenus Etorleptiomyia are found in permanent groundwater habitats, most commonly ponds, marshes and swamps, where the edge of the water or its entire surface is covered by vegetation. Practically nothing is known about the bionomics of the adults. They are apparently active at night.
Species of subgenus Etorleptiomyia are not of medical importance.
Species of subgenus Etorleptiomyia occur in the Australasian, Oriental and Afrotropical Regions. Two species, Mi. elegans and Mi. luzonensis, occur in the Oriental Region and extend into the eastern Palaearctic Region (Ryukyu Archipelago), two other species, Mi. bougainvillensis and Mi. solomonis, are known only from the Solomon Islands and three species, M. martinei, Mi. mediolineata and Mi. xanthozona, have distributions in the Afrotropical Region. Mimomyia martinei is the only species of the subgenus known to occur (solely) in Madagascar.
Mattingly, 1957 (as subgenus of Ficalbia, Indomalayan area, taxonomy, distribution, bionomics); Matting & Grjebine, 1958 (as subgenus of Ficalbia, taxonomy, keys, bionomics, zoogeography, affinities); Belkin, 1962 (as subgenus of Ficalbia, South Pacific, taxonomy, bionomics, distribution, keys); Delfinado, 1966 (as subgenus of Ficalbia, Philippines, taxonomy, bionomics, distribution); Tanaka et al., 1979 (Japan, taxonomy, bionomics, keys); Grjebine, 1986 (Madagascar, taxonomy, bionomics, distribution, keys); Lee et al., 1988 (Australasian Region, taxonomy, literature, bionomics, distribution, keys); Service, 1990 (Afrotropical Region, taxonomy, bionomics, distribution, keys).
bougainvillensis (Belkin, 1962)
elegans (Taylor, 1914)
luzonensis (Ludlow, 1905)
mediolineata (Theobald, 1904)
solomonis (Belkin, 1962)
xanthozona (van Someren, 1948)
