Laccotrephes pfeiferiae explained

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae is a species of water scorpion belonging to the family Nepidae.^[1] It was until 1999 considered synonym of Laccotrephes robustus; records of L. robustus outside the Philippines refer to this species.

Description

Laccotrephes pfeiferiae can reach a length of about 45-. Body color varies from brown to dark brown. A breathing tube, up to 32-, located at the end of an elongated abdomen, can be kept out of the water to breathe.^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), southern China, and Taiwan.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888) . BioLib.cz . 18 February 2016.
2. Web site: 大紅娘華 Laccotrephes pfeiferiae (Ferrari, 1888) . Gaga-biodiv . Chinese . 18 February 2016. (includes photographs of live specimens)
3. Nico Niese . Ping-ping Chen . Chang Man Yang . A new subgenus and six new species of Nepomorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera) from Yunnan, China . Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 2005 . 53 . 2 . 189–209 . 2015-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218143930/http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/53/53rbz189-209.pdf . 2015-02-18 .