Enithares, Spinola, 1837

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 : 136

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4772.1.5

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B497198A-08CD-4A21-AE04-14390499853B

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3815506

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FE0011-5B79-FFD6-FF38-FC31FA6509C1

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Plazi

scientific name

Enithares
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Key to males of the species of Enithares occurring on New Guinea and nearby islands

1. Paramere large and well-developed, reaching to or exceeding dorsal margin of posterior lobe of pygophore ( Figs. 16–21 View FIGURES 16–21 , 35–38 View FIGURES 35–40 ); posterior lobe (PL) of pygophore erect, truncate, bearing a small apical notch anterodorsally ( Figs. 16–21 View FIGURES 16–21 , 35–38 View FIGURES 35–40 ); lateral arms of the basal plate (LABP) elongate and modified distally ( Figs. 16–21 View FIGURES 16–21 , 35–38 View FIGURES 35–40 ).............( E. atra group) ... 2

- Paramere small or vestigial ( Figs. 39, 40 View FIGURES 35–40 , 49–54 View FIGURES 49–54 ); PL rounded or angular, without an anterodorsal notch ( Figs. 39, 40 View FIGURES 35–40 , 49–54 View FIGURES 49–54 ); LABP shorter, stouter ( Figs. 39, 40 View FIGURES 35–40 , 49–54 View FIGURES 49–54 )................................................................ 11

2. Body length exceeding 12 mm ( Figs. 28, 29 View FIGURES 23–29 , 31, 32 View FIGURES 31–34 )......................................................... 3

- Body length distinctly less than 12 mm .................................................................... 4

3. LABP tapering distally, apex slightly hooked ( Fig 37 View FIGURES 35–40 ); central New Guinea mountains........................ E. stylata

- LABP expanded distally, apex truncate ( Fig 21 View FIGURES 16–21 ); Papuan Peninsula................................... E. peninsularis

4. LABP slender on distal half, with apex acute or slightly secondarily expanded ( Figs. 18, 19 View FIGURES 16–21 , 36 View FIGURES 35–40 )....................... 5

- LABP stout on distal half, apex blunt or broadly flared ( Figs. 16, 20 View FIGURES 16–21 , 35 View FIGURES 35–40 )......................................... 9

5. Distal section of LABP tapering throughout its length, apex slender and acuminate ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35–40 ); central mountains of western New Guinea......................................................................................... E. ziwa

- Distal section of LABP not tapering as strongly as above, apex rounded or bluntly angled ( Figs. 17–19 View FIGURES 16–21 )................. 6

6. Anterior width of vertex less than length of head; distal section of LABP slender, apex rounded ( Figs. 17, 18 View FIGURES 16–21 )............ 7

- Anterior width of vertex greater than length of head; distal section of LABP thicker than above ( Figs. 19 View FIGURES 16–21 , 38 View FIGURES 35–40 )............ 8

7. Apex of LABP expanded and bulb-like ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 16–21 ); ventral margin of proctiger broadly curved ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 16–21 ); D’Entrecasteaux Islands....................................................................................... E. insularis

- Apex of LABP rounded, weakly expanded, not bulb-like, curving slightly upward ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 16–21 ); ventral margin of proctiger angular ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 16–21 ); southern Papuan Peninsula.................................................................. E. atra

8. LABP with apex forming a truncate upturned angle ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 16–21 ); Mt. Bosavi, southeastern New Guinea............. E. bosavi

- Apex of LABP curving gently downward ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 35–40 ); Louisiade Archipelago................................. E. tagula

9. Distal section of LABP with apex expanded to varying degrees ( Figs. 16 View FIGURES 16–21 , 35 View FIGURES 35–40 ); northeastern New Guinea............... 10

- Distal section of LAPB of relatively even width throughout, apex truncate ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–21 ); southeastern New Guinea or Waigeo Island............................................................................................... 11

10. Apex of LABP highly expanded, flaring and bi-angular ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35–40 )........................................ E. elongata

- Apex of LABP not so strongly expanded as above, not bi-angular ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 16–21 )................................. E. orsaki

11. Ventrolateral angle of pygophore produced and acute; posterior margin of PL angled anteriorly; Waigeo Island.... E. digitata

- Ventrolateral angle of pygophore obtuse, not produced ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–21 ); posterior margin of PL nearly vertical ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16–21 ); southeastern New Guinea................................................................................... E. papua

12. Dorsal apex of PL bearing stout, spine-like setae ( Figs. 39, 40 View FIGURES 35–40 )................................ ( E. bakeri group) ... 13

- Dorsal apex of PL lacking stout, spine-like setae ( Figs. 49–54 View FIGURES 49–54 )............................. ( E. megalops group) ... 14

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Notonectidae