Notes on the water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in urban areas of Hanoi
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Abstract. In the present study, faunistic data on water bugs from urban area ofHanoi has been catalogued for the first time. From our surveys, we have identified a total of 23 species of 12 genera and nine families of aquatic bugs (Nepomorpha) and semi-aquatic bugs (Gerromorpha) from the studied area. The water bug fauna inHanoi is of a typical lowland fauna inSoutheast Asia mainland, comprising many species with wide distribution. Several taxa are expected to exist in the studied area, but they have not been seen during our field collection, suggesting further field studies are needed.
Keywords: water bugs, Hemiptera, Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha, Hanoi.References
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