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Issue: Vol. 4379 No. 4: 16 Feb. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-02-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.4.8
Page range: 567–575
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A new species of Metrobates Uhler, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Colombia

Colecciones Biológicas, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Sistemática Biológica, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia.
Grupo de Investigación Sistemática Biológica, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia.
Grupo de Investigación Sistemática Biológica, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia.
Hemiptera Gerridae Colombia taxonomy water striders

Abstract

A new species of Metrobates Uhler, 1871 (Trepobatinae: Metrobatini) from Colombia is described. Metrobates sanciprianensis sp. nov. resembles M. fugientis Drake & Harris but is distinguished by the shape of the parameres and the lack of a spine on the fore femur. In addition, M. amblydonti Nieser is redescribed and a key to males of the species of Metrobates in Colombia is presented.

 

 

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