Micronecta (Micronecta) anatolica Lindberg, 1922

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 : 32-34

Micronecta (Micronecta) anatolica Lindberg, 1922

Figs 5F , 9A–E

Micronecta anatolica Lindberg, 1922: 116 (type locality: Anatolia, Turkey).

Micronecta parvula Lindberg, 1922: 116 (type locality: Jericho, Israel).

Micronecta wui kashmirica Hutchinson, 1940: 356–358 , figs 32–37, 41, 45–47 (type locality: Kashmir). Micronecta yemenensis Brown, 1951: 255 (type locality: Migyal-el-Alaf, Yemen).

Micronecta parvula – Wróblewski 1968: 774 (synonymised with M. anatolica ).

Micronecta wui kashmirica – Wróblewski 1968: 754, 775 (synonymised with M. anatolica ). Micronecta yemenensis – Wróblewski 1968: 774–775 (synonymised with M. anatolica ). Micronecta anatolica – Wróblewski 1968: 754, 774–775 (synonymical notes, additional morphological notes, checklist); 1972a: 45, 49, figs 62, 68 (additional morphological notes, key). — Nieser 2000: 287, figs 40–41 (key).

Micronecta anatolica anatolica – Jansson 1995: 31 (catalogue).

Diagnosis

Body length 2.0–2.5. Protonum distinctly longer than median head length. Hemelytron generally brown.

Males: fore femur with two spines on distal third ventrally and a pair of spines distally; fore tibia without spines; palar claw broadened distally, apex rounded. Median lobe of sternite VII short, with four long setae and an angular apex ( Fig. 9B ). Free lobe slightly expanded posteriorly, mesial angle rounded, lateral angle square with ca 15 long setae ( Fig. 9C ). Left paramere: shaft broad, flat, tapering towards rounded apex; basal lobe long, tongue-shaped ( Fig. 9E ). Right paramere: shaft parallel sided, strongly bent (at angle of nearly 90°) at distal fourth, then tapering towards narrowly rounded apex; base with a distinct hump on mesial side, near base of shaft ( Fig. 9D ).

Material examined

VIETNAM – Lao Cai Prov. • 11 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Sa Pa, Ban Ho, Nam Pu stream (tributary of Muong Hoa stream), site 1, at lower section; 26 Oct. 2013; A.D. Tran et al. leg.; TAD1361 ; ZVNU • 36 ♂♂, 31 ♀♀; Sa Pa, Thanh Phu , near junction of Nam Cang and Muong Hoa streams; 26 Oct. 2013; Q.H. Ngo leg.; TAD1360 ; ZVNU .

Distribution

Vietnam: Lao Cai ( Wróblewski 1962). Other countries: widespread from the Middle East ( Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey), through South Asia ( Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, Himalayan region) to Southeast Asia ( Wróblewski 1968).

Remarks

See Remarks under M. acuminata sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 5. Habitus photos of species of Micronecta Kirkaldy, 1897, ♂♂. A. M. grisea (Fieber, 1844) (ZRC). B. M. guttatostriata Lundblad, 1933 (ZVNU). C. M. drepani Nieser, 2000 (ZVNU). D. M. erythra Nieser, Chen & Yang, 2005, right hemelytron (ZVNU). E. M. cultellata sp. nov., holotype (ZVNU). F. M. anatolica Lindberg, 1922 (ZVNU). G. M. arcuata sp. nov., holotype (ZVNU). H. M. fulvopicta sp. nov., holotype (ZVNU). I. M. acuminata sp. nov., holotype (ZVNU), right hemelytron and genitalia dissected. J–L. M. vietnamica sp. nov., J = holotype (ZVNU). All to the same scale.

Fig. 9. Morphological features of species of Micronecta Kirkaldy, 1897, ♂♂. A–E. M. anatolica Lindberg, 1922 (ZVNU). F–K. M. arcuata sp. nov., paratype (ZVNU). A, G = prestrigilar flap; B, H = median lobe of sternite VII; C, I = free lobe; D, J = right paramere; E, K = left paramere; F = fore leg.