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Issue: Vol. 1920 No. 1: 31 Oct. 2008
Type: Articles
Published: 2008-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1920.1.5
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

Aphelocheirus (s.str.) bruneiensis sp.n., a new benthic water bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aphelocheiridae) from Brunei, and a key to Bornean Aphelocheirus

Dr. Herbert Zettel, International Research Institute of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Dr. David J.W. Lane, Department of Biology, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
Mr. Stephen Moore, Landcare Research, 231 Morrin Rd., Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand
Hemiptera Aphelocheiridae Aphelocheirus taxonomy new species nymph habitat key Borneo Brunei Sarawak

Abstract

Aphelocheirus (s.str.) bruneiensis sp.n. from Brunei is described and illustrated; its type locality is described in detail. Aphelocheirus (s.str.) kinabalu Polhemus & Polhemus, 1989 is recorded from Sarawak for the first time. An identification key to the brachypterous morphs of the six species known from Borneo is presented. Digital photographs of the new species and three other rare species are provided.

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