Halobates germanus White, 1883

Anderson, R. Charles, Adam, M. Shiham & Cheng, Lanna, 2023, Marine insects of the Maldives (Heteroptera: Gerridae, Hermatobatidae and Veliidae; Diptera: Chironomidae) with notes on taxonomy, Indo-Pacific distribution, and ecology, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71, pp. 478-490 : 480-485

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2023-0035

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scientific name

Halobates germanus White, 1883
status

 

Halobates germanus White, 1883 View in CoL

Halobates germanus View in CoL is an Indo-Pacific species. It is widespread in the Indian Ocean and the waters of Southeast Asia but is absent east of longitude 125°W in the Pacific ( Andersen & Cheng, 2004; Ikawa et al., 2012). Unlike H. micans View in CoL which occurs in the open ocean far from land, H. germanus View in CoL tends to be found closer to island shores. It is the only pelagic species commonly found in the Red Sea (including the Gulf of Aqaba), the northern Arabian Sea (including the Gulf of Oman), the Bay of Bengal, and the archipelagic waters of Indonesia. It was the most common of the three Halobates species collected by us ( Table 1, Fig. 2B), and has been previously recorded from adjacent

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waters ( Cheng, 1989), on which basis Andersen & Foster (1992) included Maldives within the range of this species. However, our specimens appear to be the first records of H. germanus actually from Maldivian waters. It is easily distinguished from H. formidabilis by its much smaller size ( Fig. 5A View Fig ) and the structure of the male genitalia ( Fig. 5B, C View Fig ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Gerridae

Genus

Halobates

Loc

Halobates germanus White, 1883

Anderson, R. Charles, Adam, M. Shiham & Cheng, Lanna 2023
2023
Loc

Halovelia convexa

Andersen 1989
1989
Loc

Pontomyia natans

Edwards 1926
1926
Loc

Pontomyia natans

Edwards 1926
1926
Loc

Pontomyia natans

Edwards 1926
1926
Loc

Pontomyia natans

Edwards 1926
1926
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Hermatobates djiboutensis

Coutiere & Martin 1901
1901
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

H. germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates? germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates? germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

Halobates germanus

White 1883
1883
Loc

H. micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

H. micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
Loc

Halobates micans

Eschscholtz 1822
1822
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