Enithares buhleri Brooks, 1948

Polhemus, Dan A., 2020, Nine new species of Enithares (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from New Guinea, with distributional notes on other species and an updated world checklist, Zootaxa 4772 (1), pp. 132-182 : 168-169

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Enithares buhleri Brooks View in CoL

Enithares buhleri Brooks 1948: 43 View in CoL .

Material examined. INDONESIA, Nusa Tenggara Timur Prov., Timor: 1 male, 1 immature, spring and stream at Oe Hala, 10 km. N. of Soe , 685 m., 9°48′12′′S, 124°18′33′′E, water temp. 24° C., 11 September 1991, CL 2593, D. A GoogleMaps . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( BPBM); 1 male, 2 females, Kab. Timor Tengah Kidul, Kec. Polen, spring and stream at Oe Noah , nr. Polen, 23 km. NE of Soe, 840 m, vic. 9°40′03′′S, 124°29′20′′E, water temp. 21° C., 12 Sept. 1991, CL 2594, D. A GoogleMaps . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( BPBM); 2 males, 1 female, spring at Oe Noulle, 9 km. N. of Soe , 685 m., water temp. 25.5° C., 12 Sept. 1991, CL 2596, D. A . Polhemus & J. T. Polhemus ( BPBM) . EAST TIMOR,

Ainaro Dist.: 3 males, 2 females , spring in native eucalyptus forest along road to Turiscai, 4.7 km. N. of Maubisse , 1390 m., 8°49′09′′S, 125°38′18′′E, water temp. 19° C., 12 November 2003, 16:00–17:00 hrs. and 13 November 2003, 08:00–09:00 hrs., D. A. Polhemus ( USNM); 1 male, 1 female GoogleMaps , Ainaro Dist., Saru River below road, 1 km. SW of Maubisse, 1240–1285 m., 8°50′15′′S, 125°35′32′′E, water temp. 20 °C., 2 September 2004, 12:30–15:30 hrs., CL 7312, D. A. Polhemus ( USNM); 1 male GoogleMaps , Lautem Dist., Irasiquero River at gauging station, 20 km. NE of Lospalos, 305 m. , 8°28′20′′S, 127°10′08′′E, water temp. 26 °C., 19 November 2003, 09:30–12:30 hrs., CL 7276, D. A. Polhemus ( USNM); 2 males, 6 females GoogleMaps , Lautem Dist., Tchino River at bridge, 10.5 km. S. of Lospalos on Iliapa road, 105 m. , 8°35′20′′S, 126°59′40′′E, water temp. 29 °C., 20 November 2003, 08:30–11:00 hrs., CL 7277, D. A. Polhemus ( USNM, BPBM) GoogleMaps ;

Discussion. Enithares buhleri occurs syntopically with E. timorensis throughout the island of Timor, but in the experience of the author is generally less abundant at any given site. It may be easily separated from E. timorensis by its rounded and spatulate metaxiphus, which assists in sorting mixed series of the two taxa. It is also generally larger-sized and darker colored than E. timorensis . The typical habitat for both species is upland pools along springfed streamlets emerging from limestone bedrock.