Micronecta (Micronecta) anatolica Lindberg, 1922

Rajabian, Mona & Hosseini, Reza, 2023, The Micronecta Kirkaldy, 1897 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Micronectidae) of Iran, with four new records and an illustrated key to the species, Zootaxa 5330 (4), pp. 492-508 : 496

Micronecta (Micronecta) anatolica Lindberg, 1922

( Figs. 4 , 5 , 11B )

Micronecta anatolica Lindberg, 1922 ; Micronecta parvula Lindberg, 1922 ; Micronecta wui kashmirica Hutchinson, 1940 ; Micronecta yemenensis Brown, 1951 .

Material examined: Iran, Guilan Province: Rasht (37°11′45′′N 49°38′25′′E), 5♁, 16♀, light trap, 15. V.2021 ; Rostamabad, near Sefid-rud river bank (36°59′23′′N 49°34′26′′E), 7♁, 20♀, sweeping, 02. VI.2021 ; Sangar , water inlet channel to the dam (37°07′26′′N 49°44′03′′E), 1♁ 2♀, sweeping, 06. VI.2021 ; Shirkoh, brook in Divrash (36°53′47′′N 49°34′36′′E), 1♀, sweeping, 25.IV.2022 ; Dasht-e-Veyl , near brook (36°50′47′′N 49°35′00′′E), 32♁ 39♀, sweeping, 18. VI.2022 ; Eshkevarat, Ziaz road, near stream bank (36°58′33′′N 50°16′55′′E), 6♁ 6♀, sweeping, 22. VI.2022 .

Diagnosis: Body elongate; hemelytron brown; protonum brown, with pale apical band, robust, convex, wider than head, widest at middle with lateral margins weakly tapered and squared, distinctly longer than median head length; eyes dark-brown ( Fig. 4A ). Metaxyphus broad, short and triangular, with apex rounded ( Fig. 4B ).

Males: pala with four setae dorsally; ventrally, palmar area with several scattered setae in the middle, ca. 15 setae in lateral row; palar claw broadened distally, apex rounded ( Fig. 11B ). Median lobe of sternum VII with four long setae, apex short and acuminate ( Fig. 5A ). Strigil present. Prestrigilar flap on segment V as in Fig. 5B . Free lobe of tergum VIII slightly expanded posteriorly, mesial angle rounded with ca. 7 short setae marginally, lateral angle squared with ca. 20 setae of varying lengths ( Fig. 5C ). Left paramere: shaft broad, flattened, with a notch along lateral margin near base and short process near apex; basal lobe long, tongue-shaped ( Fig. 5D ). Right paramere: shaft parallel-sided, strongly bent at distal fourth, forming angle of nearly 90°, then tapering towards weakly narrowed apex, with rounded tip; base with a distinct hump on mesial side ( Fig. 5E ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Habitus photographs of Micronecta anatolica Lindberg, 1922, male, A. dorsal view, B. ventral view (arrow: metaxyphus). Scale= 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 5. Morphological features of Micronecta anatolica Lindberg, 1922, male,A. median lobe of sternum VII, B. prestrigilar flap, C. free lobe of tergum VIII, D. left paramere, E. right paramere. Scale= 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 11. Male palae of species of Micronecta, A. M. pusilla, B. M. anatolica, C. M. carpatica, D. M. griseola, E. M. poweri. Scale= 0.1 mm.