Anisops kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915

Zettel, Herbert, Lane, David J. W., Pangantihon, Clister V., Freitag, Hendrik & Be, Jalan Tungku Link, 2012, Notes on Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from southeastern Asia, mostly from Brunei and the Philippines, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52 (1), pp. 29-48 : 31

Anisops kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915

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Anisops kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915: 109 ; YANO et al. (1981: 24); NIESER & CHEN (1999: 111, 122); ZETTEL (2003: 125).

Anisops batillifrons Lundblad, 1933: 463 ; BROOKS (1951: 420); NIESER & CHEN (1991: 57).

Material examined. PHILIPPINES: LUZON: Cagayan, Gonzaga,Pateng, 10.iv.2005, leg. C. V.Pangantihon (P146), 1 J 1♀ ( HZWA). BURIAS: San Pasqual, Mabini, irrigation area, 20.ii.2003, leg. H. Zettel (342d), 4JJ 1♀ ( NHMW, UPLB). BOHOL: northern Bohol, southwest of Talibon, Zamora Dam, small pond, 25 m a.s.l., 9.xi.2007, leg.H. Zettel (474b), 1 J 1 ♀ ( NHMW), leg. C. V. Pangantihon (PC474b), 1 ♀ ( HZWA). MINDANAO: Surigao del Norte, Bacuag, Dugsangon, 9.ii.2000, leg. H. Zettel (234), 1 J ( NHMW). SIARGAO: 6 km northeast of Dapa, Danau, swamp beside road, 10 m a.s.l., 09°47′N 126°05′E, 20.iv.1995, leg. H. Freitag (50M), 6 JJ 13 ♀♀ ( NHMW, HFDG). PALAWAN: Puerto Princesa, Cabayugan, Manturon, drain channel of paddy fields, 10°09′24″N 118°53′00″ E, 25.v.2001, leg. H. Freitag (CRDrD3,D4, D7), 1 J 5 ♀♀ ( PCSD, HFDG). Taytay, Lake Manguao area, Tubog Creek, “Malaipit Campsite” reforestation area, stream with riffles, runs, and/ pools, c. 80 m a.s.l., 10°48′52″N 119°30′40″E, 19.xi.2007, leg. H. Freitag, 2 JJ 2 ♀♀ ( PCSD, HFDG).

Distribution. Common and widely distributed from India through southeastern Asia to Hainan, Taiwan, Iriomote, and the Philippines ( NIESER & CHEN 1999). In the Philippines previously recorded from the islands of Luzon (Laguna), Panay, Negros, Catanduanes, Samar, Leyte, Mindanao (Surigao del Sur), and Palawan ( YANO et al. 1981, ZETTEL 2003); first records from Burias, Bohol and Siargao Islands, Cagayan Province in northern Luzon, and Surigao del Norte Province in northern Mindanao.

Figures

Figs. 1–7. Anisopinae. 1–4 – Habitus, dorsal aspect: 1 – Anisops breddini Kirkaldy, 1901, male; 2 – A. kuroiwae Matsumura, 1915, male; 3 – A. nasutus Fieber, 1851, male; 4 – A. occipitalis Breddin, 1905, male. 5–7 – Anisops occipitalis Breddin, 1905, male, head and pronotum, in dorsal (5), lateral (6) and frontal view (7). © NHMW Hemiptera Image Collection.