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The genus Luzea Blackwelder, 1912 of the subtribe Medonina is revised. Eight species are recognised, among them L. shavrini sp. n. from Iran and L. schuelkei sp. n. from Yemen. The distribution of the genus is confined to the Western Palaearctic region and Middle Asia. (Re-)descriptions or diagnoses and illustrations of the external and male sexual characters of all species are provided. The following synonymies are proposed: Luzea nigraula (Erichson, 1840) = L. marocana Coiffait 1985, syn. it L. infirtna (Erichson, 1840) = L. caucasica (Luze, 1912), syn. n., = L. vu/pima (Koch, 1938), syn. n., = L. desert/cola Coiffait, 1984, syn. n. Laze(’ rossica (Bernhauer, 1908) and L. graeca (Kraatz, 1857) are revalidated. Lectotypes are designated for Lithocharis nigritula Erichson, 1840 and Merlon vim/pious Koch, 1938. A key to species and a catalogue are provided. The distributions of the genus as a whole and of the individual species are mapped. Numerous new country records are reported.