title: The "Italian hebrid", Hebrus franzi (Wagner, 1957): disentangling a half-century dilemma (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha).
abstract: Hebrus franzi (Wagner, 1957) was described from the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy) and not found again for several decades despite intensive search. We report on new collections that expand the known distribution area considerably, provide a redescription, and give first insights regarding the ecology of this remarkable flightless species.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum of the University of Florence, Zoological Section "La Specola", via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy. Institute of Agroenvironmental and Forest Biology, CNR-National Research Council of Italy, via Salaria km 29,300, I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo (Rome), Italy; Email: fabio.cianferoni@unifi.it.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cianferoni
authors.affiliation: WBA-World Biodiversity Association, via Trento 59D, I-36071 Arzignano (Vicenza), Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Filippo Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Buzzetti
authors.affiliation: 2nd Zoological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zettel
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity