Ranatra recta Chen, Nieser & Ho, 2004

Tran, A. D. & Zettel, H., 2021, Taxonomy of the Ranatra biroi group sensu Lansbury, 1972 (Nepomorpha: Nepidae), with descriptions of two new species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 69, pp. 507-521 : 514

Ranatra recta Chen, Nieser & Ho, 2004

Ranatra recta Chen, Nieser & Ho, 2004: 97–98 (type locality: Guangdong, China).

Material examined. No material available.

Diagnosis (based on description by Chen et al., 2004). Body length: males 22.8, females 21.8–23.2; siphon length ca. 0.65–0.80× body length; lorum lower than clypeus; vertex higher than eye, with low conical tubercle; eye width ca. 1.1× interocular width; space between middle coxae about 0.7× space between hind coxae; posterior margin of metasternum straight or slightly emarginated; hind femur, when folded back parallel to body, surpassing anterior half but not reaching apex of operculum (in both sexes); paramere gradually tapering from distal third towards finger-like apical hook, tip of hook rounded, not expanded, ventral margin with a low and blunt tooth-like elevation immediately basad of hook. Remarks. This species is most similar to R. incisa . For comparative notes, see Chen et al. (2004).

Distribution. China: Guangdong and possibly Fujian (see Chen et al., 2004).