Amemboa esakii J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984

Leng, Zhaoqi, Zhang, Beichen, Jin, Zezhong & Ye, Zhen, 2024, Taxonomic review of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae), ZooKeys 1210, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

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scientific name	Amemboa esakii J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984
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Amemboa esakii J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 View in CoL

Figs 2 F View Figure 2 , 3 E View Figure 3 , 6 F View Figure 6 , 7 E View Figure 7 , 8 E View Figure 8 , 9 E View Figure 9 , 10 E View Figure 10 , 11 E View Figure 11 , 12 F View Figure 12 , 18 View Figure 18

Material examined.

2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Gao-xiong City , Liu-gui District; 23 ° 0 ' 17.1 " N, 120 ° 39 ' 32.7 " E; 262 m a. s. l.; 12 Sep. 2017; Juan-juan Yuan leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps • 14 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Ping-dong County, Che-cheng Village, Si-chong-xi ; 22 ° 5 ' 29.9 " N, 120 ° 45 ' 44.9 " E; 18 Nov. 2011; Wen-jun Bu leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Ping-dong County, Man-zhou Village, Lan-ren-xi ; 22 ° 2 ' 31.5 " N, 120 ° 51 ' 35.6 " E; 9 Nov. 2016; Hua-xi Liu leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps • 13 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Ping-dong County, Mu-dan Village, Shou-ka-lin-dao ; 22 ° 14 ' 55.3 " N, 120 ° 50 ' 44.2 " E; 15 Jun. 2013; Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps • 7 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Ping-dong County, Shi-zi Village, Li-long-shan ; 22 ° 10 ' 02.3 " N, 120 ° 44 ' 32.5 " E; 18 Jun. 2013; Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps • 3 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀ (apterous), China, Taiwan Island, Tai-dong County, Bei-nan Village ; 22 ° 46 ' 51.9 " N, 121 ° 4 ' 28.9 " E; 14 Jun. 2013; Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

Color pattern as shown in Figs 2 F View Figure 2 , 3 E View Figure 3 , 12 F View Figure 12 . Males: profemur moderately incrassate; ventral side of the profemur with two tufts of dark setae on apical 1 / 2 (Fig. 6 F View Figure 6 ); protibia slightly curved and with an indistinct tumescence on basal 1 / 3 (Fig. 6 F View Figure 6 ); abdominal segment VIII relatively long (Fig. 7 E View Figure 7 ); pygophore posteriorly with a blunt T-shaped median process and a pair of right-angled lateral processes in ventral view (Figs 8 E View Figure 8 , 9 E View Figure 9 ); median process of pygophore relatively narrow in lateral view (Figs 10 E View Figure 10 , 11 E View Figure 11 ); posterior margin of pygophore nearly truncate ventrally (Figs 8 E View Figure 8 , 9 E View Figure 9 ); lateral arm of proctiger relatively curved in ventral view (Fig. 8 E View Figure 8 ), without subapical process in lateral view (Fig. 10 E View Figure 10 ).

Comparative notes.

Amemboa esakii is distinct from all congeners in having a T-shaped median process and a truncate posterior margin of pygophore in ventral view (Figs 8 E View Figure 8 , 9 E View Figure 9 ).

Distribution.

China: Taiwan (Fig. 18 View Figure 18 ).