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Issue: Vol. 2879 No. 1: 16 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2879.1.4
Page range: 41–49
Abstract views: 26
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of Potamobates Champion from Colombia with a re-analysis of phylogenetic relationships (Hemiptera: Gerridae)

Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria Torobajo, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Botanical Garden and Museum. Sølvgade 83 Opg. S., 1307 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Hemiptera taxonomy phylogeny key morphology

Abstract

Potamobates tumaquensis n. sp. from Colombia is described and its phylogenetic relationships and biogeographical characteristics discussed. An updated identification key to Potamobates species is also provided.

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