Aphelonecta philippina Zettel, 1995

Zettel, Herbert, Lane, David J. W., Pangantihon, Clister V., Freitag, Hendrik & Be, Jalan Tungku Link, 2012, Notes on Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from southeastern Asia, mostly from Brunei and the Philippines, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (1), pp. 29-48 : 35-36

Aphelonecta philippina Zettel, 1995

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Aphelonecta philippina Zettel, 1995: 113 , 132; ZETTEL et al. (1998: 63).

Material examined. BRUNEI: TEMBURONG DISTRICT: Sungai Tunkul Libut (tributary to Sg. Temburong), 30 m a.s.l., 04°34′N 115°07′E ( GPS), 1.xii.2008, leg. H. Zettel (35), 1 J ( UBDB).

Notes. Although the specimen from Brunei has an atypical colour pattern ( Fig. 8 ), it agrees well with studied specimens from Palawan and Sabah in structural characteristics including genitalia.

Distribution. Aphelonecta philippina was originally described from Palawan Island, the Philippines, and later recorded from Sabah, Borneo ( ZETTEL et al. 1998). We present the first record from Brunei.

Figures

Figs. 8–13. Notonectinae. Habitus, dorsal aspect: 8 – Aphelonecta philippina Zettel, 1995, male. 9 – Enithares freyi Brooks, 1948, male. 10 – E. intha Paiva, 1918, female. 11 – E. quadrispinosa Lansbury, 1967, male. 12 – E. sinica (Stål, 1854), male. 13 – E. subparallela Lansbury, 1968, male. © NHMW Hemiptera Image Collection.