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Issue: Vol. 2560 No. 1: 6 Aug. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2560.1.6
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of Martarega (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) and a new species of Tachygerris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Colombia

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

Abstract

Two new species of Martarega and a new species of Tachygerris are described from the Tumaco municipality, located on Pacific coast, south-west Colombia. Keys to determine the present species of the genera Martarega and Tachygerris from Colombia are given.

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