Enithares intricata Breddin, 1542

Polhemus, Dan A., 2020, Nine new species of Enithares (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from New Guinea, with distributional notes on other species and an updated world checklist, Zootaxa 4772 (1), pp. 132-182 : 169

Enithares intricata Breddin

Enithares intricata Breddin 1905: 154 .

Material examined. INDONESIA, Bengkulu Prov., Sumatra: 2 males, 1 female, small rock walled reservoir 42 km. SE of Muaraaman , 850 m ., 3°21′44′′S, 102°27′40′′E, water temp. 23° C., 8 Sept. 1991, CL 2586, D. A . Polhe- mus & J. T. Polhemus ( USNM, BPBM) . Jawa Barat Prov., Java: 3 males (dissected) , 14 females, abandoned hotel swimming pool at Cipanas, Kab. Cianjur, 1025 m. [vic. 6°42′27′′S, 107°02′02′′E], 4 November 1985, CL 2187, D. A . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( USNM, BPBM) . Bali Prov., Bali: 12 males (1 dissected) , 14 females, ornamental pool at Bedugul Botanical Garden, 1350 m., 8°16′33′′S, 115°09′07′′E, water temp. 21.5° C., 19 Sept. 1991, CL 2607, D. A . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( USNM, BPBM) .

Additional material examined (identification provisional): INDONESIA, Sumatra, Sumatera Utara Prov.: 3 females, Kab. Simalungun, Kec. Dolok Panribuan, fast clear river in rocky bed, 14 km. NE of Prapat , 1085 m., [vic. 2°44′47′′S, 98°58′11′′E], 12 November 1985, CL 2196, D. A . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( USNM) .

Discussion. Enithares intricata was originally described from western Java, with a lectotype designated from Cibodas ( Lansbury 1968), which lies not far from the Cipanas locality listed above. The record from Bali appears to be the first from that island. This species seems to have a preference for lentic habitats, including ornamental ponds, small reservoirs, and abandoned swimming pools, and was not taken in the course of sampling along flowing streams on Sumatra, Java or Bali.