Nereivelia murphy

Man, Yang Chang & Murphy, Dennis H., 2011, Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. 6. Mesoveliidae, With Description Of A New Nereivelia Species From Singapore, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59 (1), pp. 53-60 : 56

Nereivelia murphy i Polhemus & Polhemus

( Figs. 6–9 )

Nereivelia murphyi Polhemus & Polhemus, 1989: 73-82 (type locality Thailand).

Material examined. – SINGAPORE: 1 apterus male, Sungei Buloh East, mangrove, coll. D.H. Murphy, 22 Mar.1992; 2 apterus females, Sungei Buloh East, mangrove, coll. D.H. Murphy, 21 Jul.1987 and 8 Apr. 1992.

Remarks. – This species is very rare and only known from mangroves of Thailand and Singapore. Living in cavities of decayed logs in intertidal mangrove swamps.

Figures

Fig. 6–9. Nereivelia murphyi Polhemus & Polhemus (after Polhemus & Polhemus, 1989). 6. apterous male, dorsal view; 7. apterous female, dorsal view; 8–9. male abdominal terminalia; 8. lateral view; 9. dorsal view.