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A Report on the Occurrence of the Water-Strider, Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822 (Hemiptera : Gerridae) from Nagapattinam Coastal Waters, Southeast Coast of India


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1 Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, Southern Regional Station, Chennai - 600 028, India
 

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The water-striders, Halobates micans (Hemiptera: Gerridae) was described in 1822 by Eschscholtz based on the material procured from unspecified locality some where along the Southeast coast of India. The allotype of this species was designated by Eschscholtz, which was collected from Nagapattinani coastal waters.
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  • A Report on the Occurrence of the Water-Strider, Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822 (Hemiptera : Gerridae) from Nagapattinam Coastal Waters, Southeast Coast of India

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Authors

S. Balakrishnan
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Kamalakannan
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Srinivasan
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Sampathkumar
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
G. Thirumalai
Zoological Survey of India, Southern Regional Station, Chennai - 600 028, India

Abstract


The water-striders, Halobates micans (Hemiptera: Gerridae) was described in 1822 by Eschscholtz based on the material procured from unspecified locality some where along the Southeast coast of India. The allotype of this species was designated by Eschscholtz, which was collected from Nagapattinani coastal waters.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v112i1.169163