Micronecta pocsi Wróblewski, 1967

Ha, Tuyet Ngan & Tran, Anh Duc, 2021, Taxonomy of Micronectidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Vietnam, with descriptions of 11 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 756, pp. 1-82 : 48

Micronecta pocsi Wróblewski, 1967

Micronecta pocsi Wróblewski, 1967: 232–235 , figs 1–5 (type locality: Ha Tinh, Vietnam).

Micronecta pocsi – Wróblewski 1968: 775 (checklist). — Nieser 2000: 287, fig. 37 (key).

Diagnosis

Body length 1.6–1.8. Pronotum longer than median head length. Dorsum generally brown. Hemelytron with brown markings, weakly contrasting with greyish background.

Males: fore femur with two stout spines on middle part; tibia without spine; palar claw widened distally, apex rounded. Median lobe of sternite VII narrow, with four long setae and a pointed apex. Free lobe expanded distally, mesial angle produced and rounded, posterior margin concave. Left paramere: shaft broad, flat, with a triangular projection nearer to base, distal part parallel sided, apex of paramere rounded; basal lobe large, tongue-shaped. Right paramere: shaft slender proximally and pre-apically with a small notch in upper margin, apical part widened, flap-like (based on description by Wróblewski 1967: figs 1–5).

Material examined

No material available.

Distribution

Currently only known from Vietnam, and possibly endemic to the country. Records from Vietnam: Ninh Binh (Cuc Phuong), Nghe An, Ha Tinh ( Wróblewski 1967).

Remarks

This species was reported from various localities in Vietnam, and we conducted samplings in some of those areas. Unfortunately, we have not yet obtained any fresh specimens of M. pocsi . This suggests that it is a rare species. If encountered, this species can easily be recognised by the unique structure of the right paramere (see Wróblewski 1967: fig. 1). See also Remarks under M. clavata sp. nov.