Metrobates Uhler, 1871

Castro-Vargas, Maria I., Morales, Irina & Molano-Rendón, Fredy, 2018, A new species of Metrobates Uhler, 1871 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4379 (4), pp. 567-575 : 572

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.4.8

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:88946CB1-65A7-4B6C-89DA-0D2C30E4E1D6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5975848

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/574487D4-FFA9-FF86-6ED2-F935FA072ECE

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Metrobates Uhler, 1871
status

 

Key to males of species of Metrobates Uhler, 1871 View in CoL distributed in Colombia

(Modified from Nieser, 1993)

1. Fore femur with a ventral spine ( Fig.1d View FIGURE 1 ).............................................. M. fugientis Drake & Harris View in CoL

-. Fore femur without ventral spine......................................................................... 2

2. Mediotergite VIII twice as long as mediotergite VII and rounded apically ( Fig.1b View FIGURE 1 ). Paramere arcuate and broadly widened medially; apex with dorsal margin curved and ending straight, and ventral margin straight ( Fig. 3b View FIGURE 3 ).................................................................................................... M. amblydonti Nieser, 1993 View in CoL

-. Mediotergite VIII three times as long as mediotergite VII, with the base to middle widened, and narrow and acuminate apically ( Fig.1a View FIGURE 1 ). Paramere long with the basal region wider than apical region; the apical region gradually tapering to a narrow point ( Fig. 3a View FIGURE 3 )........................................................................ M. sanciprianensis View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Gerridae

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