A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area
<i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) is a monotypic and troglobitic genus, recently described based on material collected in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From specimens collected in the Gruna do Enfurnado Cave in the Serra do Ram...
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| author | Isabelle R. S. Cordeiro Maria Elina Bichuette Felipe F. F. Moreira |
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| description | <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) is a monotypic and troglobitic genus, recently described based on material collected in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From specimens collected in the Gruna do Enfurnado Cave in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, municipality of Coribe, state of Bahia, Brazil, we describe <i>Spelaeometra hypogea</i> Cordeiro & Moreira, sp. nov. and compare it with <i>Spelaeometra gruta</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018. The new species is diagnosed by the general body color being pale-yellow to light-brown; antennal segments I and II being subequal in length; the reduced gular lobe, not covering any labial segment; the male proctiger without apical projections; and the male paramere with convex dorsal margin after the curvature, with a narrow hook-like apex. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8b5aee2668d4e9486bf0776d5266b7b2023-11-19T15:24:32ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-10-011320319910.3390/ani13203199A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst AreaIsabelle R. S. Cordeiro0Maria Elina Bichuette1Felipe F. F. Moreira2Laboratório de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 21045-900, BrazilLaboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, BrazilLaboratório de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 21045-900, Brazil<i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) is a monotypic and troglobitic genus, recently described based on material collected in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From specimens collected in the Gruna do Enfurnado Cave in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, municipality of Coribe, state of Bahia, Brazil, we describe <i>Spelaeometra hypogea</i> Cordeiro & Moreira, sp. nov. and compare it with <i>Spelaeometra gruta</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018. The new species is diagnosed by the general body color being pale-yellow to light-brown; antennal segments I and II being subequal in length; the reduced gular lobe, not covering any labial segment; the male proctiger without apical projections; and the male paramere with convex dorsal margin after the curvature, with a narrow hook-like apex.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/20/3199cavessemiaquatic bugstaxonomytroglomorphism |
| spellingShingle | Isabelle R. S. Cordeiro Maria Elina Bichuette Felipe F. F. Moreira A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area Animals caves semiaquatic bugs taxonomy troglomorphism |
| title | A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area |
| title_full | A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area |
| title_fullStr | A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area |
| title_short | A New Species of <i>Spelaeometra</i> Polhemus & Ferreira, 2018 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Hydrometridae) from a Hotspot of Troglobites in Brazil, Serra do Ramalho Karst Area |
| title_sort | new species of i spelaeometra i polhemus ferreira 2018 hemiptera heteroptera hydrometridae from a hotspot of troglobites in brazil serra do ramalho karst area |
| topic | caves semiaquatic bugs taxonomy troglomorphism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/20/3199 |
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