Ptilomera Amyot & Serville
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Genus Ptilomera Amyot & Serville
The genus was revised by Hungerford & Matsuda (1965) and comprises 46 described species throughout the Oriental region and some Pacific islands (Hungerford & Matsuda 1965; Andersen 1967a, b; Nieser & Chen 1992; Polhemus 1998, 2001; Polhemus & Polhemus 2001; Zettel 2003; Vitheepradit & Sites 2007). The Thai fauna was thoroughly reviewed and seven species were reported from the country, which is the most speciose compared to that of other mainland countries in Southeast Asia (Vitheepradit & Sites 2007). The distribution patterns of Ptilomera in the Tennaserim Mountain Range are reflective of those of Ptilomera throughout Indochina in that P. tigrina is a widespread species, whereas the Thai congeners are local endemics (Polhemus 2001, Vitheepradit & Sites 2007). Members of this genus usually are found in riffles of fast flowing streams in which they maintain their position by rapid striding in an upstream direction. In the Tennaserim Mountain Range, three species were collected.
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Amyot & Serville
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Gerridae
- Genus
- Ptilomera
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Hungerford, H. B. & Matsuda, R. (1965) The genus Ptilomera Amyot and Serville (Gerridae: Hemiptera). University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 45, 397 - 515.
- Andersen, N. M. (1967 a) The genus Ptilomera Amyot & Serville in Thailand, with a new species from the north (Hemiptera: Gerridae). Entomologiske Meddelelser, 35, 309 - 314.
- Andersen, N. M. (1967 b) A contribution to the knowledge of Philippine semiaquatic Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Entomologiske Meddelelser, 35, 260 - 282.
- Nieser, N. & Chen, P. - P. (1992) Notes on Indonesian waterbugs (Nepomorpha & Gerromorpha). Storkia, 1, 30 - 40.
- Polhemus, D. A. (1998) Two new species of water striders (Heteroptera: Gerridae) from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 100, 261 - 268.
- Polhemus, D. A. & Polhemus, J. T. (2001) A revision of the genus Ptilomera (Heteroptera: Gerridae) on New Guinea and nearby islands. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 109, 81 - 166. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1664 / 0028 - 7199 (2001) 109 [0081: arotgp] 2.0. co; 2
- Zettel, H. (2003) Ptilomera (s. str.) occidentalis sp. n. (Heteroptera: Gerridae) aus Nordwest-Indien. Linzer Biologische Beitrage, 35, 1131 - 1134.
- Vitheepradit, A. & Sites, R. W. (2007) A review of Ptilomera (Heteroptera: Gerridae) of Thailand with descriptions of three new species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 100, 139 - 151.