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 buhleri
Brooks
Enithares buhleri
Brooks 1948: 43
.
Material examined
.
INDONESIA
,
Nusa Tenggara Timur Prov.
,
Timor
:
1 male
,
1 immature
, spring and stream at
Oe Hala
,
10 km
. N. of
Soe
,
685 m
.
,
9°48′12′′S
,
124°18′33′′E
, water temp. 24° C.,
11 September 1991
, CL 2593, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
BPBM
);
1 male
,
2 females
,
Kab. Timor Tengah Kidul
,
Kec.
Polen
, spring and stream at
Oe Noah
, nr.
Polen
,
23 km
.
NE of Soe
,
840 m
, vic.
9°40′03′′S
,
124°29′20′′E
, water temp. 21° C.,
12 Sept. 1991
, CL 2594, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
BPBM
);
2 males
,
1 female
, spring at
Oe Noulle
,
9 km
. N. of
Soe
,
685 m
.
, water temp. 25.5° C.,
12 Sept. 1991
, CL 2596, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
BPBM
)
.
EAST TIMOR
,
Ainaro Dist
.
:
3 males
,
2 females
,
spring in native eucalyptus forest along road to
Turiscai
,
4.7 km
. N. of
Maubisse
,
1390 m
.,
8°49′09′′S
,
125°38′18′′E
, water temp. 19° C.,
12 November 2003
, 16:00–17:00 hrs. and
13 November 2003
, 08:00–09:00 hrs., D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
);
1 male
,
1 female
,
Ainaro Dist.
,
Saru River
below road,
1 km
.
SW of Maubisse
,
1240–1285 m
.,
8°50′15′′S
,
125°35′32′′E
, water temp. 20 °C.,
2 September 2004
, 12:30–15:30 hrs., CL 7312, D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
);
1 male
,
Lautem Dist.
,
Irasiquero River
at gauging station,
20 km
.
NE of Lospalos
,
305 m
.
,
8°28′20′′S
,
127°10′08′′E
, water temp. 26 °C.,
19 November 2003
, 09:30–12:30 hrs., CL 7276, D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
);
2 males
,
6 females
,
Lautem Dist.
,
Tchino River
at bridge,
10.5 km
. S. of
Lospalos on Iliapa
road,
105 m
.
,
8°35′20′′S
,
126°59′40′′E
, water temp. 29 °C.,
20 November 2003
, 08:30–11:00 hrs., CL 7277, D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
)
;
Discussion
.
Enithares buhleri
occurs syntopically with
E. timorensis
throughout the island of Timor, but in the experience of the author is generally less abundant at any given site. It may be easily separated from
E. timorensis
by its rounded and spatulate metaxiphus, which assists in sorting mixed series of the two taxa. It is also generally larger-sized and darker colored than
E. timorensis
. The typical habitat for both species is upland pools along springfed streamlets emerging from limestone bedrock.