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Issue: Vol. 5353 No. 5: 12 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.5.5
Page range: 468-478
Abstract views: 1861
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Nagisavelia hikarui, a new genus and species of Mesoveliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Mesoveliidae) inhabiting shingle beaches in Japan

Ishikawa Insect Museum; Hakusan; Ishikawa; 920–2113 Japan
Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences; Dazaifu; Fukuoka; 811−0135 Japan
Hoshizaki Green Foundation; Izumo; Shimane; 691–0076 Japan
Hemiptera aquatic insects Gerromorpha Mesoveliinae semiaquatic bugs taxonomy water treaders

Abstract

A new genus and species of Mesoveliinae, Nagisavelia hikarui n.gen. and n.sp., is described from rocky intertidal beaches in Japan. The new taxon is compared to the other 10 genera of Mesoveliinae, and a character matrix for the identification of eight genera is provided. A key to facilitate the identification of the seven species of Mesoveliidae now reported from Japan is also provided.

 

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