Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. X. Infraorder Nepomorpha-Famlies Belostomatidae And Nepidae
Author
Polhemus, Dan A.
Author
Polhemus, John T.
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Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2013
2013-02-28
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10.5281/zenodo.5351508
2345-7600
5351508
KEY TO SPECIES OF
LACCOTREPHES
OCCURRING IN
SINGAPORE
AND
MALAYSIA
1. Very large species, body length (excluding siphon) exceeding
35 mm
, usually
40 mm
or greater; prosternal keel with an angular projection set back slightly from anterior margin when viewed laterally (
Fig. 31
); male paramere with apex massive, hooked, acute (
Fig. 38
) ........................................
L
.
pfeiferiae
(Ferrari)
– Moderate to small sized species with body lengths (excluding siphon)
32 mm
or less.............................................................2
2. Moderate sized species, body length (excluding siphon)
30–32 mm
; prosternal keel with a broad, rounded projection anteriorly when viewed laterally (
Fig. 32
); male paramere with apex massive, hooked, apex blunt (
Fig. 37
)...................................... .............................................................
L
.
archipelagi
(Ferrari)
– Smaller species, body length (excluding siphon) less than
20 mm
...........................................................................................3
3. Prosternal keel flat when viewed laterally, lacking an angular anterior projection (
Fig. 33
); length of respiratory siphon less than or equal to that of the body; male paramere with a broad, blunt process distally (
Fig. 36
) .........
L
.
simulatus
Montandon
– Prosternal keel with an angular projection anteriorly when viewed laterally (
Fig. 34
); length of respiratory siphon 1.5X that of the body; male paramere with a slender, acute process distally (
Fig. 35
) ........
L
.
longicaudatus
Nieser, Zettel & Chen