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Revision of the genus Platygerris White, 1883 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae), with descriptions of two new species from Colombia

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Author(s):
Burguez Floriano, Carla Fernanda [1] ; Molano-Rendon, Fredy [2] ; Morales, Irina [2] ; Figueiredo Moreira, Felipe Ferraz [3] ; Bispo, Pitagoras da Conceicao [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Ciencias Biol, Lab Biol Aquat, Assis, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Pedagog & Tecnol Colombia, Museo Hist Nat Luis Gonzalo Andrade, Lab Entomol, Grp Invest Sistemat Biol, Tunja, BY - Colombia
[3] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Biodiversidade Entomol, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Insect Systematics and Evolution; v. 51, n. 4, p. 672-695, JUL 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Platygerris White comprises true bugs that inhabit the surface of water in moderate to fast-flowing freshwater habitats. This genus differs from Cylindrostethus Mayr and Potamobates Champion (Gerridae: Cylindrostethinae) by having a short and flattened body; the mandibular and maxillary plates fused; and the omphalium, lateral groove, and lateral evaporatorium of the scent apparatus inconspicuous. In this paper, we redescribe Platygerris, describe two new species from Colombia, and redescribe P. asymmetricus Hungerford, P. caeruleus Champion and P. depressus White. In addition, we present an updated identification key to the species of the genus. For the first time, the cuticular structure is described for the genus based on electron microscopy. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/16367-0 - Review and phylogeny of Cylindrostethinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerridae)
Grantee:Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 12/21196-8 - Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (Insecta): reducing Linnean, Wallacean and Henningian deficits
Grantee:Pitágoras da Conceição Bispo
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 15/09491-2 - Revision and phylogeny of Cylindrostethinae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerridae)
Grantee:Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate