Leotichius speluncularum China , 1941

Polhemus, John T. & Polhemus, Dan A., 2012, Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. Viii. Leptopodomorpha, Families Saldidae, Leptopodidae, And Omaniidae, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60 (2), pp. 329-341 : 332

Leotichius speluncularum China, 1941

( Figs. 5–7 )

Leotichius speluncularum China, 1941: 200 have also provided a colour photograph of the similar species L. shiva J. Polhemus & Schuh, 1995 ( Fig. 8 ), which occurs along the margins of ant lion pits on Bali (J. Polhemus & Schuh, 1995), to more clearly depict the unique structure and colouration of this unusual genus.

Figures

Fig. 5. Leotichius speluncularum, dorsal habitus (after China, 1941).

Figs. 6, 7. Leotichius speluncularum, details of male genitalia: 6, paramere; 7, endosoma (after China, 1941).

Fig. 8. Leotichius shiva, dorsal habitus. Specimen from Indonesia, Bali, Pura Kehen temple, CL 2169.