Two new species of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, stat. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) from Vietnam
Author
Tran, A. D.
TRAN Anh Duc, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore; Present address: Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Author
Polhemus, J. T.
John T. POLHEMUS, Colorado Entomological Institute, 3115 S. York St., Englewood, CO 80113 USA. E-mail: jtpolhemus @ msn. com
text
Zootaxa
2009
2216
49
56
journal article
1175-5326
Amemboides sexualis
(
Polhemus & Andersen, 1984
)
Amemboa
(
Amemboides
)
sexualis
J.
Polhemus & Andersen, 1984: 105–106
, Figs. 118–121 (
type
locality: Ban Van Heue,
Vientiane
,
Laos
);
Cheng
et al.
, 2006: 209
(record
Yunnan
,
China
: misidentification).
Material examined.
VIETNAM
:
Nghe An Prov.
:
3 males
,
5 females
(apterous), 6 fifth instar male nymphs, 11 nymphs sex indeterminate,
Pu Mat Nature Reserve
, spring fed stream crossing trail nr.
Kem
waterfall,
375 m
. elev., coll.
J. T. Polhemus
&
P. Nguyen
,
1 Apr. 2000
, CL4384 (
JTPC
)
.
Ha Tinh Prov.
:
3 males
,
5 females
(apterous),
Vu Quang N'Park
,
Khe Lim
waterfall, coll.
Tran A.D.
,
24 Apr. 2003
, TAD0304 (
ZMHU
)
;
4 males
,
5 females
(apterous),
Vu Quang N'Park
, a small branch of
Khe Lim
, coll.
Tran A.D.
,
24 Apr. 2003
, TAD0305 (
ZRC
)
;
4 males
,
3 females
(apterous),
1 female
(macropterous),
Vu Quang N'Park
,
Song Con
, old
Sao La station
, coll.
Tran A.D.
,
25 Apr. 2003
, TAD0307b (
ZRC
)
.
Remarks.
This species was originally described from three localities in
Laos
. It is here newly reported from
Vietnam
, from
Nghe An
and
Ha Tinh
provinces both bordering
Laos
. The records of
Amemboides sexualis
from
Yunnan
,
China
by
Cheng
et al.
(2006)
belong to
Amemboides yunnanus
(
Zettel, Yang & Tran, 2007
)
(see
Zettel
et al.
2007: 228–229
). The late instar male nymphs have developed the extended genital segments with the posterolateral projections, but not the setiferation of adult males.
Distribution.
Laos
:
Vientiane
(
Polhemus & Andersen 1984
);
Vietnam
:
Nghe An Prov.
,
Ha Tinh Prov.