Taxonomy of Micronectidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Vietnam, with descriptions of 11 new species
Author
Ha, Tuyet Ngan
568A022B-D36D-4147-8B0D-FB35B2A4D197
Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.
hatuyetngan95@gmail.com
Author
Tran, Anh Duc
3CB36F17-D917-4600-B888-C33B1C04259F
Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.
tran.anhduc@hus.edu.vn
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2021
2021-06-24
756
1
82
http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.756.1407
journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2021.756.1407
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Subgenus
Unguinecta
Nieser, Chen & Yang, 2005
Unguinecta
Nieser, Chen & Yang, 2005: 200–202
(
type
species:
Micronecta polhemusi
Nieser, 2000
, by original designation).
Diagnosis
Males: pala with a secondary narrow claw, primary claw apically widened; prestrigilar flap on segment V with broadly rounded medial apex; strigil present; median lobe of sternite VII with angular or rounded apex, with two long and thick setae; free lobe of tergite VIII with a slightly produced lateral angle; shaft of left paramere long and narrow, tapering apically; right paramere slightly curved over most of its length, with narrowly rounded apex (adapted from
Chen
et al.
2015
).
Remarks
Nieser
et al.
(2005)
established the subgenus
Unguinecta
, and placed five species in it:
M. polhemusi
Nieser, 2000
,
M. khasiensis
Hutchinson, 1940
,
M. matsumurai
Miyamoto, 1965
,
M. melanochroa
Nieser, Chen & Yang, 2005
, and
M. waltoniana
Hutchinson, 1940
. Among these,
M. khasiensis
and
M. waltoniana
were transferred from the subgenus
Mesonecta
.