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Issue: Vol. 2411 No. 1: 26 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2411.1.2
Page range: 22–32
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 1

Five new species of Buenoa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from Colombia

Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria Torobajo, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Hemiptera Notonectidae Buenoa new species aquatic insects tropical South America Pacific Coast of Colombia

Abstract

The study describes five species of the genus Buenoa, B. tumaquensis, B. anomala, B. dactylis, B. burtsa, and B. prosthetus, from the -Pacific Coast of Colombia. A -key to determine the species of the genus in Colombia is provided.

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