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- ↑ Pradya Somboon and Ralph E Harbach. 2019. Lutzia (Metalutzia) chiangmaiensis n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae), Formal Name for the Chiang Mai (CM) Form of the Genus Lutzia in Thailand. Journal of Medical Entomology , tjz072, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz072, published 30 May 2019.