Key to the species of Eotrechinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) of Thailand and review of the fauna of the Phetchabun Mountain Range
Author
Nakthong, La-Au
Author
Vitheepradit, Akekawat
Author
Sites, Robert W.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3860
1
47
63
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3860.1.2
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1175-5326
287060
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Genus
Eotrechus
Kirkaldy
Figs. 4
,
6
,
36–45
The genus was revised by
Andersen (1982b)
and seven species were recognized. More recently, eight more species were described from
India
,
China
, and
Vietnam
(
Tran & Yang 2006
,
Tran & Zettel 2006
,
Vitheepradit & Sites 2007
,
Polhemus et al. 2009
). This genus is distributed from
India
eastward to
Vietnam
and is found on the vertical rock faces of waterfalls. More specifically, members of this genus in
Thailand
seemed to occur closer to the margins of waterfalls, where the rocks were dampened by occasional splashing. Six species are known from
Thailand
, which is the most diverse fauna compared to that of other Southeast Asian countries. Most members of this genus in
Thailand
are local endemics and restricted to certain mountains, with the exception of
E
.
hygropetricus
, which is found in several of the western mountain ranges (
Vitheepradit & Sites 2007
). Members of this genus were found only at elevations of
568–1380 m
and usually with
Onychotrechus esakii
on wet rock surfaces at waterfalls (
Vitheepradit 2008
).