Notes on some toad bugs from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gelastocoridae)

By

Xie, Tong-Yin
Liu, Guoqing, 1949-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

759

Pages

137-147

Subjects

China , Gelastocoridae , Hemiptera , Nerthra

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.759.21627

 

Abstract

The three species ofNerthraSay, 1832 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gelastocoridae) occurring in China are reviewed. Dorsal habitus photographs of the two species,Nerthraasiatica(Horváth, 1892) andNerthraindica(Atkinson, 1889), are provided, accompanied by illustrations of male genitalic structures and female ventral aspect of posterior abdominal segments. The male ofNerthraasiaticais recorded and reviewed for the first time.