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Issue: Vol. 4286 No. 3: 3 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.3.7
Page range: 401–410
Abstract views: 83
PDF downloaded: 3

Review of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from China, with description of a new species

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China. Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817 USA.
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Hemiptera Heteroptera Gerridae Amemboides new species new records China

Abstract

Five species of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen are now known from China. Of these, A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran, 2007) and A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran, 2007) were previously recorded from the country, while A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen, 1984) and A. vasarhelyii (Zettel, 1995) are newly recorded from China herein. In addition, A. fasciculatus sp. nov. is described from Yunnan Province. Photographs of the male and female dorsal habitus and male genitalic structures are provided for all five species of Amemboides known from China, and are accompanied by habitat photos and a distribution map.

 

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