Micronecta (Unguinecta) khasiensis Hutchinson, 1940

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 : 67-68

Micronecta (Unguinecta) khasiensis Hutchinson, 1940

Micronecta khasiensis Hutchinson, 1940: 396–398 , figs 178–186 (type locality: Assam, India; assigned to subgenus Mesonecta ).

Micronecta khasiensis – Wróblewski 1962: 176–177 (descriptive notes; first record in Vietnam); 1967: 235 (descriptive notes; further records in Vietnam); 1968: 775 (checklist). — Nieser et al. 2005: 200 (assigned to subgenus Unguinecta ).

Diagnosis

Body length 2.1–2.3. Pronotum longer than median head length. Dorsum generally dark brown or greyish brown. Hemelytron greyish brown with indistinct dark brown stripes.

Males: pala with a secondary claw; primary palar claw parallel sided, apex truncate. Median lobe of sternite VII short, with an angular apex. Free lobe with lateral angle produced, posterior margin nearly straight, mesial angle rounded. Left paramere: shaft styliform, slightly expanded before narrowly rounded apex; basal lobe broad, subovate. Right paramere: shaft evenly curved and tapering towards pointed apex (based on description by Hutchinson 1940: figs 178–186).

Material examined

No material available.

Distribution

Vietnam: Lao Cai (Sa Pa), Hanoi ( Wróblewski 1962, 1967). Other country: India (Assam) ( Wróblewski 1968).

Remarks

See further Remarks under M. polhemusi .