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Type: Article
Published: 2014-08-13
Page range: 101–117
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Key to the species of Ptilomerinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) of Thailand and review of the fauna of the Tennaserim Mountain Range

Department of Entomology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, THAILAND.
Department of Entomology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, THAILAND.
Enns Entomology Museum, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA.
Ptilomerinae Gerridae Tennaserim Mountain Range Thailand

Abstract

Water striders of the subfamily Ptilomerinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) are commonly found in lotic habitats such as streams, rivers and waterfalls. Eight species representing four genera were recorded from the Tennaserim Mountain Range, including a new country record of Pleciobates tuberculatus Esaki from Thailand. This paper provides illustrations and ecological notes on Ptilomerinae in the Tennaserim Mountain Range in Thailand and a taxonomic key for identification of all species throughout Thailand.