Tenagogonus sp.

Pelingen, Arthien Lovell, Zettel, Herbert, Pangantihon, Clister V, Aldaba, Kyra Mari Dominique, Fatallo, Earl Kevin, de Leon, Jemillie Madonna & Freitag, Hendrik, 2020, Contributions to the knowledge of water bugs in Mindoro Island, Philippines, with a species checklist of Nepomorpha and Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera), Biodiversity Data Journal 8, pp. 56883-56883 : 56883

Tenagogonus sp.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2 males (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Tenagogonus sp.; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Puerto Galera; locationRemarks: 301y; Event: eventDate: 22.06.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Tenagogonus sp.; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: HBCy; Event: eventDate: 08.07.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Tenagogonus sp.; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: TWCy; Event: eventDate: 25.06.2017

Taxon discussion

This genus is in need of revision ( Zettel 2014). The specimens (Fig. 9 C) probably belong to a new species related to Tenagogonus bergrothi Hungerford & Matsuda, 1958 (see Hungerford and Matsuda 1958), from Luzon. The genus is widespread throughout the Afrotropical, Oriental and Australian Regions, extending eastwards up to Fiji ( Damgaard et al. 2014). Fifteen species are known in the Malesian Region, including the Philippines ( Chen et al. 2005).

Habitat

The collected specimens were found in small forest streams, a common habitat of representatives of the genus.

Figures

Figure 9. Selected habitus illustrations of Gerromorpha of Mindoro A. Limnogonus nitidus; B. Limnometra nigripennis nigripennis; C. Tenagogonus sp. (mutilated specimen); D. Rheumatogonus luzonicus; E. Metrocoris tenuicornis. Scale bars 10 mm.