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
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Enithares producta
Lansbury
(
Figs. 68, 69
)
Enithares producta
Lansbury 1968: 368
.
Material examined
.
INDONESIA
,
Sulawesi Utara Prov.
,
Celebes
:
8 males
(1 dissected),
8 females
, rocky tributary to
Tumpah River
with waterfalls,
Dumoga-Bone National Park
,
60 km
. SW of
Kotamobagu
,
Kab. Bolaang Mongondow
,
Kec. Dumoga
,
225 m
.
, [vic.
0°34′27′′S
,
123°54′01′′E
], water temp. 23° C.,
4 September 1985
, CL 2101, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
2 males
,
2 females
,
Kab. Bolaang Mongondow
,
Pononontuna River
at
Tapakulintang
,
200 m
.
, [vic.
0°26′27′′S
,
123°58′06′′E
],
12 September 1985
, CL 2121, D.
A
.
Pol- hemus &
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
1 male
,
Kab. Bolaang Mongondow
,
Kec. Dumoga
,
Toraut River
above
Toraut
diversion dam,
60 km
.
SW of Kotamobagu
,
210 m
.
, [vic.
0°34′04′′S
,
123°54′23′′E
], water temp. 23° C.,
3–4 September 1985
, CL 2099, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
5 males
,
5 females
,
Kab. Bolaang Mongondow
,
Kec. Modayag
, forest stream S. of
Lake Mooat
,
1200 m
., [vic.
0°43′27′′S
,
124°28′18′′E
], 11 Septem- ber 1985, CL 2118, D.
A
.
Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
)
.
Sulawesi Tengah Prov.
,
Celebes
:
20 males
,
56 females
,
Kab. Donggala
,
Kec. Biromaru
, small stream in sandy bed
SE of Oloboju
,
19 km
. SE of
Palu
,
220 m
.
, [vic.
0°53′11′′S
,
119°55′39′′E
],
10 October 1985
, CL 2162, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
3 males
,
6 females
,
Kab. Donggala
,
Kec. Biromaru
, swift cold mountain stream in
upper Palolo River
drainage,
10 km
. SE of
Kamarora
,
Lore Lindu National Park
,
930 m
.
, [vic.
1°14′08′′S
,
120°12′08′′E
],
8 October 1985
, CL 2126, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
4 males
,
4 females
,
Kab. Donggala
,
Kec. Biromaru
, swift rocky stream along
Lindu Footpath
,
Lore Lindu National Park
,
42 km
.
SE of Palu
,
830 m
.
, [vic.
1°11′56′′S
,
120°03′42′′E
],
5 October and 11 October 1985
, CL 2155, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
);
3 males
,
3 females
,
Kab. Donggala
,
Taweli
[Tawaili], rocky stream
9 km
. E. of
Taweli
[Tawaili],
NE of Palu on Poso
road,
235 m
.
,
10 October 1985
, [vic.
0°43′26′′S
,
119°55′52′′E
], CL 2160, D.
A
.
Polhemus
&
J. T. Polhemus
(
USNM
,
BPBM
)
.
Discussion
.
Enithares producta
was originally described from a pair of male specimens taken in the Minahasa region of far northeastern
Celebes
, with two female
paratypes
from the vicinity of Palu in north-central
Celebes
(
Lansbury 1968
). Additional records from northern
Celebes
were provided by
Nieser & Chen (1996)
, who indicated doubt as to whether the two
paratype
females from the Palu area were actually conspecific. An examination of multiple additional series taken by the author in the Palu area has now allowed a comparison of their male genitalia with those of the Minahasa populations. The genitalic structures are nearly identical (compare
Figs. 68, 69
), thereby validating Lansbury’s original interpretation, and mitigating the doubts raised by Nieser & Chen. Based on these findings, it may be assumed that
E. producta
occurs throughout the entire extensive length of the northern peninsula of
Celebes
.