Kurzia (Rostrokurzia) brevilabris Rajapaksa et Fernando, 1986

28. Kurzia (Rostrokurzia) brevilabris Rajapaksa et Fernando, 1986 View in CoL

Localities and specimens found: 15 – 1♀; 16 – 1♀ ov, 1♀ em; 61 – 1♀; 65 – 1♀, 1♀ ov, 1♀ em, 1j.

Distribution and ecology. Kurzia brevilabris is a representative of the Oriental fauna. The species is rather common in the region ( Rajapaksa & Fernando 1986b; Hudec 2000; Sharma & Sharma 2012, 2017; Chatterjee et al. 2013; Korovchinsky 2013; Kotov et al. 2013b; Sinev et al. 2015; Sinev 2016; Sinev & Yusoff 2018; Tiang-Nga et al. 2020; Choedchim & Maiphae 2023). It is noted that some previous mentions of K. longirostris (Daday, 1898) in the region (e.g., by Idris (1983) for Malaysia) in fact also refer to K. brevilabris (Sinev 2016) . In Vietnam, finds of K. brevilabris are not yet numerous ( Sinev & Korovchinsky 2013; Sinev & Semenyuk 2021; present study).

Kurzia brevilabris is mainly confined to shallow biotopes with rich aquatic vegetation. It occurs in various permanent and temporary water bodies: lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rice fields, swamps, floodplains, flooded forest areas, streams ( Idris 1983; Sinev & Korovchinsky 2013; Gusakov et al. 2014; Sinev et al. 2015; Sinev 2016; Gogoi et al. 2018; Sinev & Yusoff 2018; Sinev & Semenyuk 2021; Choedchim & Maiphae 2023). We found the species in two lakes and a temporary roadside pool (see Appendix 1).