Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. Xi. Infraorder Nepomorpha- Families Naucoridae And Aphelocheiridae
Author
Polhemus, Dan A.
Author
Polhemus, John T.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2013
2013-08-30
61
2
665
686
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5352700
2345-7600
5352700
Aphelocheirus
(
Micraphelocheirus
)
malayensis
Zettel & Papáček, 2006
(
Figs. 58, 59
)
Aphelocheirus
(
Micraphelocheirus
)
malayensis
Zettel & Papáček, 2006: 104
Diagnosis
.
— Macropterous forms with length
4.02–4.36 mm
, maximum width (across abdomen)
1.97–2.23 mm
. Brachypterous forms unknown. Colouration with head and pronotum dark brown, hemelytra pale brown with clavus yellowish, ventral surface medium to dark brown with rostrum and legs other than coxae light yellow. Male parameres as in
Figs. 58, 59
.
Distribution
.
— Described from “Ipoh,
5 km
from Tanjong Rambutan” in Peninsular
Malaysia
(Zettel & Papáček 2006), and so far not recorded elsewhere. We have not examined the
type
series of this species, and no subsequent collections of this species have been reported from either
Singapore
or peninsular
Malaysia
.
Discussion
.
— Easily recognised among the currently known suite of Peninsular Malaysian
Aphelocheirus
by its small size and male genitalic structures (
Figs. 58, 59
). For additional discussion of salient morphological characters see Zettel & Papáček (2006).