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Issue: Vol. 2350 No. 1: 3 Feb. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-02-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2350.1.3
Page range: 35–45
Abstract views: 88
PDF downloaded: 6

Three new species of genus Cenocorixa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae: Corixinae) from China

Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. E-mail: rensz@nankai.edu.cn
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. E-mail: rensz@nankai.edu.cn College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Heteroptera Corixidae Cenocorixa new species China

Abstract

The genus Cenocorixa is recorded for the first time in China. Three new species Cenocorixa bui, Cenocorixa crestiforma, and Cenocorixa montana from China are described and illustrated. Some characters are illustrated by drawings and scanning electron micrographs.

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