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.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-07
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Enithares metallica
Brooks
Enithares metallica
Brooks 1948: 38
Material examined
.
MALAYSIA
,
Pahang
:
1 male
(dissected)
,
1 female
,
Lata Iskander
waterfall,
18 km
. N. of
Tapah
along
Cameron Highlands
road,
455 m
., [
4°19′28′′N
,
101°19′29′′E
],
18 August 1985
, CL 2074, J. T. Pol- hemus and D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
)
.
BURMA
,
Shan
Division
:
2 males
,
2 females
,
Inle Lake area
, forest stream above
Mong Hsawk
,
10 km
. S. of
Nyaungshwe
,
955 m
.,
20°34′37′′N
,
96°57′51′′E
, water temp. 21.5° C.,
23 October 1998
, CL 4020, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
)
.
VIETNAM
,
Lai Châu Prov
.
:
4 males
(1 dissected)
,
6 females
, small tributary streams to
Lai River
at
Lai Châu
,
230 m
.,
22°02′35′′N
,
103°10′03′′ E
, water temp. 23° C.,
10 April 2000
, 16:00–18:00 hrs., CL 4408, D.
A
.
Polhemus, J. T
.
Polhemus
and
P. Nguyen
(
USNM
)
;
1 male
,
6 females
, streamlet in hills,
28 km
. SW of
Tûan Giáo
,
215 m
.,
21°33′15′′N
,
103°16′43′′ E
, water temp. 25° C.,
12 April 2000
, 11:30–11:45 hrs., CL 4411, D.
A
.
Polhemus, J. T
.
Polhemus
and
P. Nguyen
(
USNM
)
.
Lào Cai Prov
.
:
3 males
,
3 females
, cascading stream
20 km
.
NE of Sa Pa
on
Lào Cai
road,
565 m
.,
22°26′20′′N
,
103°55′36′′ E
, water temp. 19° C.,
9 April 2000
, 12:15–14:30 hrs., CL 4406, D.
A
.
Polhemus, J. T
.
Polhemus
and
P. Nguyen
(
USNM
)
.
Ninh Thuan Prov
.
:
4 males
,
4 females
, first small stream on E. side of
Belleview Pass
(
Ngoan Muc Pass
),
66 km
.
NW of Phan Rang
, pools and cascades,
915 m
.,
11°50′25′′N
,
108°39′21′′E
, water temp. 24° C.,
12 May 1998
and
26 March 2001
, CL 3087, J. T.
Polhemus
(
USNM
)
;
4 males
,
4 females
, spring fed stream in granite at shrine on E. side of
Belleview Pass
(
Ngoan Muc Pass
),
58 km
.
NW of Phan Rang
,
700 m
.,
11°50′41′′N
,
108°39′57′′E
, water temp. 724° C.,
12 May 1998
, CL 3089, J. T.
Polhemus
(
USNM
)
.
Lam Dong Prov
.
:
5 males
, small rocky stream at
Lang Biang Mtn.
,
12 km
. N. of
Dalat
,
1465 m
.,
12°01′12′′N
,
108°25′27′′E
, water temp. 20° C.,
11 May 1998
, CL 3084, J. T.
Polhemus
(
USNM
)
;
5 males
,
5 females
,
2 immatures
, tributary stream to main river at
Suoi Vang
,
1430 m
.,
11°59′26′′N
,
108°22′06′′E
, water temp. 21° C.,
11 and 18 May 1998
, CL 3085, J. T.
Polhemus
(
USNM
)
.
Binh Dinh Prov
.
:
4 males
,
4 females
, spring fed stream on E. side of
An Khe Pass
,
15.5 km
. E. of
An Khe on Hwy.
19,
365 m
.,
13°57′53′′N
,
108°45′48′′E
, water temp. 22 °C.,
14 March 2001
, CL 4293, J. T.
Polhemus
and P.
Nguyen
(
USNM
)
.
Ecological notes
. The range of this species includes
Thailand
,
Vietnam
and Peninsular
Malaysia
(
Lansbury 1968
). The records above serve to further clarify the range of this species in
Vietnam
, where it is commonly encountered.