A new Potamobates Champion species (Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Ecuador with new distribution records for P. williamsi

  • Potamobates sumaco new species is described from the Ecuadorian Amazon. Male and female genitalia differentiate P. sumaco from a similar parapatric species, P. williamsi Hungerford. Phylogenetic analysis indicates P. sumaco is closely related to the species of the P. tridentatus group which includes P. williamsi. A distribution map and revised key to Potamobates species are provided.
  • Se describe Potamobates sumaco nueva especies del Amazonas Ecuatoriano. Los genitales del macho y la hembra distinguen P. sumaco de la especie mas cercana P. williamsi Hungerford. El analisis filogenetico indica que P. sumaco partenece al grupo P. tridentatus. Se incluye un mapa de la distribucion y una clave modificada para la identificacion de las especies de Pomatombates.

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Author:Anthony I. Cognato
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-237483
ISSN:0749-6737
ISSN:1942-1354
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics
Publisher:Center for Systematic Entomology
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:1998
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.
Release Date:2011/12/29
Volume:12
Issue:1-2
Page Number:6
First Page:17
Last Page:22
HeBIS-PPN:356954420
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Insecta Mundi / Insecta Mundi, Volume 12 (1998)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-333606
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0