Metrocoris latus, Jehamalar & Dash, 2021

Jehamalar, E. Eyarin & Dash, Swetapadma, 2021, Three new species of Metrocoris Mayr, 1865 (Heteroptera: Gerridae) from India and establishment of species groups, Zootaxa 5082 (4), pp. 341-356 : 351-352

Metrocoris latus group

Diagnosis. The venter of the body is black, except the mesosternum mediolaterally with a yellowish-brown mark facing downward ( Figs. 4C ), the black mark on the head and the thorax is broad ( Figs. 4A, B ), the abdomen sometimes posteriorly with a yellowish-brown hue ( Figs. 4F, H ); the flexor region of the fore femur of the male almost medially with a shallow notch; the proctiger of the male is almost circular ( Fig. 4L ); the pygophore is conical ( Fig. 4M ); the paramere is broad ( Fig. 4N ); the ventral sclerite is long ( Fig. 4O ).

Species included. M. latus sp. nov.

Distribution. India (NE).

Figures

FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view.