Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913
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https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.054.0218 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A92887FC-FF95-FF95-40D0-E0E7FC6EE907 |
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Felipe |
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Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913 |
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Genus Neomacrocoris Montandon, 1913 View in CoL View at ENA
The genus Neomacrocoris is sister to Macrocoris and also endemic to Africa. It is prevalent among marginal vegetation in slow reaches of streams from Sierre Leone east to Sudan and south to South Africa, but can also occur in vegetated lentic habitats. In support of the field work reported here, we found it necessary to revise Neomacrocoris ( Sites & Mbogho 2012) in order to treat the naucorid species from Tanzania. Six species of Neomacrocoris are now known from Tanzania, including two new species that were described in the revision ( Sites & Mbogho 2012). Generally for species recognition, males are required because features of the genitalia and the right medial lobe of the 7 th abdominal tergum (pseudostrigil) are diagnostic. Females generally must be matched with identifiable males. However, males are not known for N. usambaricus .
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