Hydrometra mindoroensis Polhemus, 1976

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

Hydrometra mindoroensis Polhemus, 1976

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ma); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Puerto Galera; locationRemarks: 305h; Event: eventDate: 24.06.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: HQCy; Event: eventDate: 30.06.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 5 males (ap, ma); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: HQCb; Event: eventDate: 21.09.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: THFj; Event: eventDate: 07.07.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ma); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: TR2j; Event: eventDate: 08.07.2017 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1 female (ap); Taxon: scientificName: Hydrometramindoroensis; Location: island: Mindoro; country: Philippines; municipality: Roxas; locationRemarks: TWC2y; Event: eventDate: 25.06.2017

Distribution

Hydrometra mindoroensis Polhemus, 1976 (in Polhemus and Reisen 1976) (Fig. 6 C) is a widespread species in the Philippines and neighbouring areas (Borneo, Sulawesi, New Guinea) ( Polhemus and Lansbury 1997, Gapud et al. 2003).

Taxon discussion

For identification, refer to the key by Gapud et al. (2003).

Habitat

This species can be found in both stagnant waters and edges of streams and rivers ( Gapud et al. 2003). We found the species in shaded hygropetric sites and at stream banks with mineral and organic substrates (Fig. 1 B).

Figures

Figure 1. Sampling sites at northern Mindoro (Baco, Puerto Galera). A. the first author sampling at site 396; B. Tagbinai Malaki River (305); C. Tukunan River at " Hidden Paradise " (303); D. lower Dulangan River (356).

Figure 6. Selected habitus illustrations of Gerromorpha of Mindoro A. Hebrus sp.; B. Mesovelia vittigera; C. Hydrometra mindoroensis; D. Microvelia douglasi; E. Pseudovelia cf. curvata; F. Strongylovelia mindoroensis; G. Rhagovelia mindoroensis; H. Rhagovelia raddai. Scale bars 1 mm.