Rhyacobates edentatus Andersen & Chen, 1995

Leng, Zhaoqi, Tran, Anh Duc & Ye, Zhen, 2023, Taxonomic review of Rhyacobates Esaki, 1923, with descriptions of three new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 893 (1), pp. 1-73 : 42-47

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https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.893.2285

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10063665

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scientific name

Rhyacobates edentatus Andersen & Chen, 1995
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Rhyacobates edentatus Andersen & Chen, 1995 View in CoL

Figs 3J View Fig , 4G View Fig , 5I View Fig , 6I View Fig , 8G View Fig , 27–28 View Fig View Fig

Rhyacobates edentatus Andersen & Chen, 1995: 63–64 View in CoL , figs 33–36 (original description).

Diagnosis

Body length of apterous females 7.21–9.64, of apterous males 5.70–6.62. Female: pronotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow spot; mesonotum and metanotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow stripe ( Figs 3J View Fig , 28A View Fig ); posterior part of abdomen curved dorsad to oblique position, both sides of abdominal segment VII dorsally folded mesad, almost meeting each other over mediotergite ( Fig. 28D–F View Fig ), posterior margin of sternum VII truncate or with obtuse angle ( Fig. 28E View Fig ). Male: middle trochanter without spines; middle femur with scattered small spines, not arranged in distinct row ( Fig. 28I View Fig ); length of middle tibia ca 1.9–2.0 times length of hind tibia; proctiger with angular lobes laterally ( Figs 6I View Fig , 28J View Fig ); paramere relatively slender, curved at basal third, distal part tapering towards hook-shaped apex ( Figs 8G View Fig , 28K View Fig ).

Material examined

Holotype ( Fig. 27A–B View Fig )

CHINA • ♀ (apterous); Guangdong Province, Lian County, Yao-an Village ; 30 Jul. 1962; Le-yi Zheng and Han-hua Cheng leg.; NKUM .

Paratypes ( Fig. 27C–D View Fig )

CHINA • 3 ♁♁, 1 ♀ (apterous); same collection data as for holotype; NKUM .

Non-type specimens

CHINA – Chongqing City 7 ♁♁, 8 ♀♀ (apterous); Nan-chuan Region, Jin-fo Mountain ; 29°3′25.6″ N, 107°5′55.1″ E; 598 m a.s.l.; 19 Jul. 2022; Qiao Mu et al. leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps . – Guangdong Province • 13 ♁♁, 10 ♀♀ (apterous); Qing-yuan City, Guang-dong-di-yi Mountain ; 24°47′42.1″ N, 112°54′47.5″ E; 696 m a.s.l.; 21 Jul. 2019; Si-ying Fu leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps 1 ♁, 2 ♀♀ (apterous); Shao-guan City, Nan-ling ; 24°54′58.4″ N, 113°2′47.6″ E; 513 m a.s.l.; 5 Jun. 2016; Ya-hui Zhen leg.; NKUM. – Guangxi Province GoogleMaps 1 ♁, 1 ♀ (apterous); Gui-lin City, Long-sheng County, Hua-ping National Nature Reserve ; 25°41′11.5″ N, 109°56′59.1″ E; 540–800 m a.s.l.; 18 Jul. 2009; Zhong-hua Fan leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps 2 ♁♁, 3 ♀♀ (apterous); Laibin City, Jin-xiu County, Da-yao Mountain ; 24°8′40.2″ N, 110°4′49.1″ E; 565 m a.s.l.; 25 Jul. 2019; Zhen Ye leg.; NKUM. – Guizhou Province GoogleMaps 1 ♀ (apterous); Zun-yi City, Kuan-kuo-shui National Nature Reserve ; 28°5′9.4″ N, 107°14′47.5″ E; Jul. 2012; Tong-yin Xie leg.; NKUM. – Fujian Province GoogleMaps 1 ♁, 2 ♀♀ (apterous); Nan-ping City, Wu-yi Mountain ; 27°38′53.1″ N, 117°58′20.1″ E; 18 Jul. 2018; Si-ying Fu, Kun Jiang and Xin Yang leg.; NKUM. – Hubei Province GoogleMaps 64 ♁♁, 55 ♀♀ (apterous); Huang-gang City, Ying-shan County, Jiu-gong Mountain ; 29°22′08.6″ N, 114°34′36.5″ E; 700 m a.s.l.; 3 Aug. 2010; Wen-jun Bu et al. leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps 13 ♁♁, 16 ♀♀ (apterous); Huang-gang City, Ying-shan County, Jiu-gong Mountain ; 29°23′59.7″ N, 114°39′24.5″ E; 130 m a.s.l.; 11 Jul. 2022; Zhao-qi Leng and Zhen Ye leg.; NKUM. – Hunan Province GoogleMaps 4 ♁♁, 5 ♀♀ (apterous); Shao-yang City, Dong-kou County, Luo-xi ; 27°2′19.4″ N, 110°13′48.6″ E; 500 m a.s.l.; 27 Jul. 2016; Yan-chen Li and Chen-guang Zheng leg.; NKUM. – Jiangxi Province GoogleMaps 2 ♁♁, 2 ♀♀ (apterous); Lu-shan City , Gu-ling County; 9 Aug. 1934; O. Piel leg.; IZAS. – Sichuan Province 4 ♁♁, 3 ♀♀ (apterous); Lu-zhou City, Huang-jing ; 28°14′57.3″ N, 105°44′39.5″ E; 886 m a.s.l.; 7 Aug. 2016; Chen-guang Zheng leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps 1 ♀ (apterous); Le-shan City, Mu-chuan County, Hei-xiong Valley ; 28°52′26.8″ N, 103°57′31.1″ E; 1090 m a.s.l.; 2 Aug. 2017; Chen-guang Zheng leg.; NKUM GoogleMaps .

Supplemental description

Apterous female

MEASUREMENTS. Body length 7.21–9.64, width 3.03–3.53, head width 1.63, interocular width 0.66, eye length (dorsal view) 0.62; relative lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 4.18: 1.31: 1.35: 1.05; pronotum: length 0.81, width 1.71; mesonotum: length 2.57, width 3.30; metanotum: length 0.86, width 3.09; abdomen length (ventral view) 2.70; abdominal sternum VII: length 0.84, width 1.48; abdominal mediotergite I: length 0.49, width 1.29; relative lengths of leg segments (femur: tibia: tarsal segment I: tarsal segment II): fore leg: 4.17:3.66: 2.17: 0.95, middle leg: 12.27:7.72: 4.48: 0.48, hind leg: 12.78: 6.41: 0.21: 0.27.

COLORATION. Median black spot of head posteriorly bifurcate. Pronotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow spot. Mesonotum and metanotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow stripe ( Figs 3J View Fig , 28A View Fig ). Connexivum dorsally brownish-yellow. Abdominal tergum I yellow or with a yellow marking. Mesosternum chiefly blackish with a median subtriangular yellowish spot ( Fig. 28B View Fig ). Abdominal venter light yellow.

ABDOMEN. Abdomen relatively short, with posterior part curved dorsad to oblique position ( Figs 5I View Fig , 28C View Fig ). Connexiva erect anteriorly, reflexed above terminal mediotergites ( Figs 3J View Fig , 28A View Fig ), or never converging. Abdominal segment VII elongate ( Fig. 28C View Fig ), nearly as long as two preceding abdominal segments together ventrally, completely enclosing genital segments ( Fig. 28D View Fig ). Both sides of abdominal segment VII folded mesad on dorsal side, almost meeting each other over mediotergite ( Fig. 28D–F View Fig ), posterior margin of sternum VII truncate or with obtuse angle ( Fig. 28E View Fig ).

Apterous male

MEASUREMENTS. Body length 5.70–6.60, width 1.70–1.90, head width 1.26, interocular width 0.50, eye length (dorsal view) 0.49; relative lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 2.90: 0.95: 1.01: 0.75; pronotum: length 0.65, width 1.35; mesonotum: length 1.85, width 1.94; metanotum: length 0.55, width 1.78; abdomen length (ventral view) 2.21; abdominal sternum VII: length 0.42, width 0.91; abdominal mediotergite I: length 0.29, width 0.66; relative lengths of leg segments (femur: tibia: tarsal segment I: tarsal segment II): fore leg: 3.12: 2.41: 0.89: 0.58, middle leg: 8.77: 7.09: 3.31: 0.34, hind leg: 9.48:3.50: 0.14: 0.19.

COLORATION. Median black spot of head posteriorly bifurcate. Pronotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow spot. Mesonotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow stripe. Metanotum chiefly blackish, without yellow markings ( Figs 4G View Fig , 28G View Fig ). Connexivum dorsally blackish. Mesosternum chiefly blackish with a median subtriangular yellowish spot, narrower than that of female ( Fig. 28H View Fig ). Abdominal venter light yellow.

LEG. Middle trochanter without spines; middle femur with scattered small spines, not arranged in distinct row ( Fig. 28I View Fig ).

GENITALIA. Abdominal segment VIII ventro-laterally impressed. Pygophore large, ovate. Proctiger with angular lobes laterally ( Figs 6I View Fig , 28J View Fig ). Paramere relatively slender, curved at basal third, distal part tapering towards hook-shaped apex ( Figs 8G View Fig , 28K View Fig ).

Distribution

China: Fujian, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan (first records); Guangdong, Guangxi ( Andersen & Chen 1995).

Comparative notes

Rhyacobates edentatus can be distinguished from the other species of Rhyacobates by the combination of following features of the female: the posterior part of the abdomen is curved dorsad to an oblique position, both sides of abdominal segment VII are dorsally folded mesad, almost meeting each other over the mediotergite ( Fig. 28D–F View Fig ), and the posterior margin of sternum VII is obtusely angled or truncate, and without posterior processes ( Fig. 28E View Fig ).

NKUM

Nankai University

IZAS

Institut Zoologii Akademii Nauk Ukraini - Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

SubOrder

Heteroptera

InfraOrder

Gerromorpha

SuperFamily

Gerroidea

Family

Gerridae

SubFamily

Ptilomerinae

Genus

Rhyacobates

Loc

Rhyacobates edentatus Andersen & Chen, 1995

Leng, Zhaoqi, Tran, Anh Duc & Ye, Zhen 2023
2023
Loc

Rhyacobates edentatus

Andersen & Chen 1995: 63 - 64
1995
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