title: A study of the genus Aphelocheirus (Hemiptera: Nepomorpha: Aphelocheiridae) from northern Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species.
abstract: Three new species, Aphelocheirus (s.str.) apicalis sp.n., A. (s.str.) flavinotatus sp.n., and A. (s.str.) sapa, sp.n. are described from northern Vietnam. Aphelocheirus (s.str.) lahu Polhemus & Polhemus, 1988 is reported from Vietnam for the first time. Additional distribution records of A. (s.str.) gularis Horváth, 1918 and A. (s.str.) inops Horváth, 1918 are provided.
authors.affiliation: Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: tran.anhduc@hus.edu.vn.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Tran Anh Duc & Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: quynhnx@vnu.edu.vn.
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014744:Vietnam