Nerthra indica

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Hemiptera
Familia: Gelastocoridae
Genus: Nerthra

Name

Nerthra indica (Atkinson, 1889) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

Material examined

CHINA: Jiangxi Province: 1♂, Jinggang Mountain [井冈山], 26.75N, 114.29E, 27. VII. 2002, Wan-liang ZHANG & Jian-hua DING leg.; Fujian Province: 1♀, ChongAn [崇安], 27.75N, 118.03E, VI. 1982, Qiang HE leg.; 1♂, Jianning Country [建宁县](26.83N, 116.84E), 26. IX. 2002; Wan-liang ZHANG leg.; 1♂, 2♀, Natural reserve of Jiangshi [将石自然保护区], 27.12N, 117.26E, 13. VIII. 2011, Zhen YE leg.; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 1♂, Longsheng country [龙胜县], 25.80N, 110.01E, 14. VI. 1963, Si-kong LIU leg.; 1♀, Yao Autonomous County of Jinxiu[金秀瑶族自治县], 24.13N, 110.19E, 23. IX. 1981, Collector unknown; 1♀, Shengtang Mountain of Jinxiu[金秀圣堂山], 24.96N, 110.12E, alt. 900m, 18. V. 1999, Fu-sheng HUANG leg.; 1♂, 1♀, Defu of Napo country[那坡德孚], 23.39N, 105.83E, alt. 1350m, 21. VI. 2000, Jian YAO leg.; 1♀, Beidou of Napo country[那坡北斗], 23.04N, 105.93E, alt. 550m, 22. VI. 2000, Jian YAO leg.; 1♀, Jingxi Diding Autonomous Region[靖西底定自治区], 23.09N, 105.99E, alt. 1000–1700m, 23. VI. 2000, Jian YAO leg.; 1♂, Tiantang mountain of Rong country[玉林市容县黎村天堂山], 22.58N, 110.73E, alt. 730–740m, 17. VIII. 2009, Bo CAI & Ke-long JIAO leg.; Guizhou Province: 1♂, 7♀, Maolan National Nature Reserve[茂兰国家级自然保护区], 23.43N, 103.02E, 30. VII. 2013, Tong-yin XIE & Fu-xia HE leg.; Yunnan Province: 1♀, Pingbian Miao Autonomous county[屏边苗族自治县], 22.98N, 103.68E, alt. 1500m, 28. V. 1996, Wen-jun BU leg.; 1♂, 1♀, Mengkuan river of Mengla country[勐腊县勐仑镇勐宽河], 21.45N, 101.56E, 18.VIII.2010, Jing WANG leg.; 15♂, 24♀, Menglun town of Mengla country[勐腊县勐仑镇], 21.94N, 101.25E, alt. 534m, 4. VIII. 2010, Kai DANG leg.; 1♀, Nangun river of Cangyuan country[沧源县班洪乡南滚河保护区], 23.29N, 99.10E, alt. 534m, 6. V. 2011; Zhen YE leg.; Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region: 1♂, Mêdog county[墨脱县], 29.33N, 95.34E, alt. 1100m, VIII. 1984, Tan HE leg. 2♂, Mêdog county suburb[墨脱城郊], 29.30N, 95.36E, alt. 1100m, 15. VIII. 2003, Huai-jun XUE & Xin-pu WANG leg.; 1♂, 2♀, Beibeng town of Mêdog county[墨脱背崩县城], 29.24N, 95.18E, alt. 780–1100m, 13. VIII. 2003, Huai-jun XUE & Xin-pu WANG leg.; 1♀, Mêdog county-108K[墨脱县城-108K], 29.33N, 95.33E, alt. 880–1100m, 16. VIII. 2003, Huai-jun XUE & Xin-pu WANG leg..

Redescription

Body middle sized for the genus. Body dorsally brown, with variable yellowish or other marking, often obscured by muddy crust. Scutellum slightly darker than rest of dorsal surface (Fig. 1C–D). Body sculpture, outlines of the pronotum, hemelytra and abdomen very variable.
Head. Apex of head with four tubercles, one at the apex is not visible in the dorsal view, the others sometimes rather indistinct (Fig. 1C–D).
Thorax. The lateral margins of the pronotum markedly asymmetrical, pronotum about as wide at anterior third as at the level of the transverse furrow. Scutellum elevated, tumescent laterally and at apex, with curved ridge paralleling sinuosity of posterior margin of pronotum. The outline of the ovipositor was the same and the ventral submarginal tumescences on the last visible abdominal sternite absent. Hemelytra not quite reaching end of abdomen in the females, membrane well developed; embolium narrow at base, dilated before middle, anterior portion and apex of dilation more or less rounded. Ventral surface and the apex of the fore, middle, and hind legs dark brown.
Abdomen. Abdomen greatly expanded laterally in females. Bristles mostly short and clavate, groups of long black bristles on basal tumescences and median part of pronotum. Abdominal sternites of male mostly asymmetrical, but nearly symmetrical in female. Lobes of ovipositor asymmetrical slightly lobed and projecting posteriorly. Ninth sternite wider than long, not as long as eighth sternite; seventh sternite sternite about half as long as eighth sternite; fifth sternite very short medially. Right paramere swollen apically and stick out at middle.

Remarks

Body shape most closely related to N. lobata (Montandon, 1899) from which it may be separated by the male genitalia shape (Fig. 3A–D), the smaller ovipositor lobes which are less projecting, and the lack of lateral submarginal tumescences of the last visible abdominal sternite in the females.

Distribution

China (Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region), India, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos (Todd 1955[5]; Kment and Jindra 2008[12]).

Taxon Treatment

  • Xie, T; Liu, G; 2018: Notes on some toad bugs from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gelastocoridae) ZooKeys, (759): 137-147. doi

Images

Figure 1. Dorsal habitus of Nerthra spp. A N. asiatica (Horváth) (♂) B N. asiatica (♀) C N. indica (Atkinson) (♂) D N. indica (♀).
Figure 1. Dorsal habitus of Nerthra spp. A N. asiatica (Horváth) (♂) B N. asiatica (♀) C N. indica (Atkinson) (♂) D N. indica (♀). 
Figure 3. Nerthra indica (Atkinson). A–B Genital capsule in different views C–D Right paramere in different views E Ventral view of posterior abdominal segments of male F Female subgenital plate G hind wing.
Figure 3. Nerthra indica (Atkinson). A–B Genital capsule in different views C–D Right paramere in different views E Ventral view of posterior abdominal segments of male F Female subgenital plate G hind wing. 

Other References

  1. ↑ Montandon A (1899) Hemiptera Cryptocerata. S. fam. Mononychinae. Notes et descriptions d’espèces nouvelles, 2-éme partie. Buletinul Societatii de Sciinte din Bucuresti-Româna 8: 774–780.
  2. ↑ Distant W (1906) Rhynchota. Vol. III. (Heteroptera Homoptera). In: Bingham C (Eds) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor & Francis, London, 13–51.
  3. ↑ Maxwell-Lefroy H (1909) Indian Insect Life. Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta/Simla, 786 pp.
  4. ↑ Paiva C (1919) Rhynchota from the Garo Hills, Assam. Records of the Indian Museum 16: 349–377. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.25927
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Todd E (1955) A taxonomic revision of the family Gelastocoridae (Hemiptera). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 37: 277–475. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.1590
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Todd E (1961) Notes on some toad bugs (Hemiptera: Gelastocoridae) from India. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 74: 93–94.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bal A, Basu R (2003) Insecta: Hemiptera: water-bugs. In: Fauna of Sikkim (Part 2). Zoological Survey of India. State Fauna Series, 541–557.
  8. ↑ Nieser N (1977) Gelastocoridae in the Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Heteroptera). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (N. F. ) 24: 293–303.
  9. ↑ Todd E (1977) Distributional and nomenclatural notes on some Gelastocoridae in the collection of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90: 214–217.
  10. ↑ Lansbury I (1988) Gelastocoridae (Hem.-Het.) in the Hope Entomological Collections, University Museum, Oxford. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 124: 243–250.
  11. ↑ Nieser N, Chen P (1992) Notes on Gelastocoridae and Ochteridae (Heteroptera) with the description of five new species. Storkia 1: 2–13.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Kment P, Jindra Z (2008) Review of the family Gelastocoridae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of south-eastern Asia. In: Grozeva S Simov N (Eds) Advances in Heteroptera research. Festschrift in Honour of 80th Anniversary of Michail Josifov, 189–213.
  13. ↑ Xie T, Liu G (2013) Catalogue of Nepomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from China (I). Science paper online 1–18. http://www.paper.edu.cn/releasepaper/content/201305–98
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