Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen, 1982

Cianferoni, Fabio, 2014, Notes on Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen, 1982 in Peninsular Malaysia (Heteroptera: Hydrometridae: Heterocleptinae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62, pp. 536-539 : 536

Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen, 1982

( Figs. 1–4 )

Material examined. 1 male ( Figs. 1–4 ), 1 female ( Figs. 1–3 ) macropterous ( MZUF; collection numbers: 840, 841), Malaysia: Perak, Hulu Perak, forest near the Anak Sungai Halong (stream), Bangunan Camp , c/o Kampung Semelor (E shore Lake Tasek Temengor ), 101°26'16"E 5°30'18"N ( WGS84 ), 230 m a.s.l., coll. L. Bartolozzi, 10–19 July 2007 ; 1 female macropterous ( CFC), idem, coll. L. Bartolozzi, F. Cianferoni, G. Mazza & F. Fabiano, 29 June–4 July 2008 .

Comparative examination of female specimens. The two collected females have been compared with the holotype (female) of H. spinosus Andersen, 1982 . Some selected measurements are given in the following table.

The holotype seems to be only slightly smaller than the female collected in 2008, but it provides a good match with Andersen’s original description (1982). The first description of a male specimen of H. spinosus is provided below.

Figures

Fig. 1. Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen. Habitus, dorsal aspect. a, Male; b, Female. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Fig. 2. Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen. Head, lateral aspect. a, Male; b, Female. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 3. Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen. Abdomen end, lateral aspect. a, Male; b, Female. Scale bar = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 4. Heterocleptes spinosus Andersen, structural details of male genitalia.a, Eighth abdominal segment (ventral view); b, Pygophore (dorsal view); c, Proctiger (ventral view); d, e, Vesica from two different views (vesical sclerites in black); f, g, Clasper from the two sides. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.