Nine new species of Enithares (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from New Guinea, with distributional notes on other species and an updated world checklist
Author
Polhemus, Dan A.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-07
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Enithares uncata
Lundblad
Enithares uncata
Lundblad 1933: 179
.
Material examined
.
INDONESIA
,
Kalimantan Timur Prov.
,
Borneo
:
9 males
,
19 females
, small spring in sandstone bedrock,
3 km
.
NE of Kota Bangun
,
20 m
.
, [vic.
0°14′57′′S
,
116°36′22′′E
],
28 August 1985
, CL 2092, J. T. and D.
A
. Polhemus (
USNM
,
BPBM
).
MALAYSIA
,
Borneo
,
Sarawak
:
1 male
,
1 female
, small forest stream
7 km
. N. of
Tebakang
,
20 m
.
, [
1°09′45′′N
,
110°32′49′′E
],
9 August 1985
, CL 2043, D.
A
. & J. T. Polhemus (
USNM
).
Discussion
. As noted by
Lansbury (1968)
,
E. uncata
is very similar in many respects to
E. mandalayensis
Distant. The
specimens from East Kalimantan, however, closely match Lansbury’s figures for
E. uncata
in regard to the shape of the metaxiphus, and the fine details of the LABP, and as such are assigned to that species for present. The specimens from Tebakang,
Sarawak
are also consistent with Lansbury’s figures, and closely match the coloration of other USNM specimens of
E. uncata
from Preanger, Java and Ft. De Kock, Sumatra, despite being slightly smaller in size. This species is now known to occur on all the Greater Sunda Islands of Java, Sumatra, and Borneo (
Lansbury 1968
,
Zettel
et al
. 2012
), with the current records documenting is presence in Mahakam River basin of East Kalimantan Province on the latter island.