Asclepios apicalis Esaki, 1924
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1924 (Wen-chu & Chung, 2016)
Rediscovered in: 2015/2016 (Wen-chu & Chung, 2016)
Distribution
Taijiang National Park, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Esaki, T. (1924). On the Genus Halobates From Japanese and Formosan Coasts (Hemiptera: Gerridæ). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 31(2): 112-118.
Other references:
Andersen, N. M. and Cheng, L. (2004). The marine insect Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae): biology, adaptations, distribution and phylogeny Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 42: 119-180.
Wen-chu, Tsai and Chung, Jake. (2016, March 2). Project rediscovers three rare insect species in Taijiang. Taipei Times. Available at: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/03/02/2003640641 [18 March 2016]
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