Amemboides vasarhelyii ( Zettel, 1995 )

Ye, Zhen, Polhemus, Dan A. & Bu, Wenjun, 2017, Review of the genus Amemboides Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from China, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4286 (3), pp. 401-410 : 406

Amemboides vasarhelyii ( Zettel, 1995)

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Amemboa (Amemboides) vasarhelyii Zettel, 1995: 64 .

Amemboides vasarhelyii ( Zettel, 1995) ; Tran & Polhemus 2009: 51.

Material examined. CHINA, Yunnan Prov.: 5 apterouS maleS, 4 apterouS femaleS, Pingbian County, DaweiShan Nature ReServe (22°57'N, 103°42'E), 18 IV 2011, coll. Zhen Ye ( NKUM).

Remarks. ThiS iS the firSt record of A. vasarhelyii from China. ThiS SpecieS can be eaSily diStinguiShed from congenerS occurring in China by the characteriStic Shape of the male paramereS, the apical portion of which iS Strongly widened and flattened, appearing Spoon-Shaped (Fig. 41).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. Habitus of Amemboides spp. (males). 1. A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen); 2. A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 3. A. vasarhelyii (Zettel); 4. A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 5. A. fasciculatus sp. nov. (holotype). Scale = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 6 – 10. Habitus of Amemboides spp. (females). 6. A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen); 7. A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 8. A. vasarhelyii (Zettel); 9. A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 10. A. fasciculatus sp. nov. (paratype). Scale = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 11 – 15. Bodies of apterous morph of Amemboides spp. in dorsal view (males). 11. A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen); 12. A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 13. A. vasarhelyii (Zettel); 14. A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 15. A. fasciculatus sp. nov. (holotype). Scale = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 16 – 25. Abdominal segment VIII in ventral and lateral views of Amemboides spp .. 16, 21. A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen); 17, 22. A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 18, 23. A. vasarhelyii (Zettel); 19, 24. A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 20, 25. A. fasciculatus sp. nov. Scale = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 26 – 35. Pygophore in dorsal and ventral views of Amemboides spp .. 26, 31. A. perlatus (Polhemus & Andersen); 27, 32. A. pilifer (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 28, 33. A. vasarhelyii (Zettel); 29, 34. A. yunnanus (Zettel, Yang & Tran); 30, 35. A. fasciculatus sp. nov. Scale = 0.2 mm.