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(
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,
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF86862DFEAC5578FE68FAF7" box="[368,501,1287,1313]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="41">4, 7, 1012</figureCitation>
)
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<typeStatus id="7F42BCB3FF86862DFED45529FED8FAA6" box="[264,325,1366,1392]" pageId="2" pageNumber="41">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
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<collectingCountry id="D8EE4281FF86862DFE665528FD8FFAA7" box="[442,530,1367,1393]" name="Turkey" pageId="2" pageNumber="41">Turkey</collectingCountry>
: Erzurum Province, Bingöl Mountains, SSE Hamzalar, 39.23.09N 41.22.07E, ca.
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.
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material:
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</emphasis>
: Male:
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, Erzurum, Bingöl Mts., ca.
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SW Tekman, SSE Hamzalar, ca.
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, little ponds, Ö. Köksal Erman leg., 39.23.09N 41.22.07E [printed], “
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,
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, Ö. Köksal Erman &amp; H. Fery det. 2006 [red, printed] (
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF86862DFD8B5661FD54F9EE" bold="true" box="[599,713,1566,1592]" pageId="2" pageNumber="41">Paratype</emphasis>
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:
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: same label data as the
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, and with a red
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label (
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).
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF86862DFEE45611FD32F95E" bold="true" box="[312,687,1646,1672]" pageId="2" pageNumber="41">Description. Habitus and size.</emphasis>
Body narrowly elongate (
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), elytra almost parallel in anterior two thirds, widest shortly before middle; in dorsal view without discontinuity in outline between pronotum and elytra. The measurements give the following values:
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(male): TL:
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, TL-H:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFD105698FCB7F8D7" box="[716,810,1767,1793]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.3" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="3.3">3.3 mm</quantity>
, MW:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFCA05698FC75F8D7" box="[892,1000,1767,1793]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.75" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="1.75">1.75 mm</quantity>
, WP:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFBED5698FB03F8D7" box="[1073,1182,1767,1793]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.55" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="1.55">1.55 mm</quantity>
; TL-H/WP: 2.12.
<typeStatus id="7F42BCB3FF86862DFE965770FE2DF8FF" box="[330,432,1807,1833]" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
(female): TL:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFD815770FD27F8FF" box="[605,698,1807,1833]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="3.5">3.5 mm</quantity>
, TL-H:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFCC45770FCE8F8FF" box="[792,885,1807,1833]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="3.2">3.2 mm</quantity>
, MW:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFC185770FBADF8FF" box="[964,1072,1807,1833]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="1.65">1.65 mm</quantity>
, WP:
<quantity id="6701AFF4FF86862DFBAA5770FB4EF8FF" box="[1142,1235,1807,1833]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="2" pageNumber="41" unit="mm" value="1.5">1.5 mm</quantity>
; TL-H/ WP: 2.13.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFED453D7FE2BFC16" bold="true" box="[264,438,936,960]" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">FIGURES 13.</emphasis>
Habitus. 1—
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(holotype); 2—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFBDA53D6FB3FFC16" box="[1030,1186,937,960]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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(male; Germany, Bavaria); 3—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFE3D53B4FDE4FC34" box="[481,633,971,994]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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(male; Czech Republic, Bohemia).
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFEE4546FFE09FBFC" bold="true" box="[312,404,1040,1066]" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">Colour.</emphasis>
Both specimens studied are slightly immature and, thus, the upper and ventral surface brown to dark brown. We assume, however, that mature specimens, as other similar species of the
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFE08541EFDC4FBAC" box="[468,601,1121,1146]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">memnonius</emphasis>
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-group and in particular
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<taxonomicName id="67F97992FF87862CFCA9541EFBBCFBAC" box="[885,1057,1121,1146]" class="Insecta" family="Dytiscidae" genus="Hydroporus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longicornis">H. longicornis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
are blackish brown or even black, with some parts being lighter brownish. Despite this immaturity, it can be recognised that the head has the anterior margin of clypeus lighter, as well as a rather broad transverse stripe on frons; the antennal articles are lighter brownish and darkened apically beginning with the fifth; most probably, the gula is lighter than the genae, and the sides of pronotum, at least the rim lighter than its disc; finally, the legs seem to be lighter brownish than most other parts of the venter.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFEE45508FD1EFA47" bold="true" box="[312,643,1399,1425]" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">General surface sculpture.</emphasis>
Entire surface covered by fine reticulation of small, more or less round meshes, however, in contrast to
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFCBC55DFFB84FA6F" box="[864,1049,1440,1465]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">
<taxonomicName id="67F97992FF87862CFCBC55DFFB89FA6F" box="[864,1044,1440,1465]" class="Insecta" family="Dytiscidae" genus="Hydroporus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longicornis">H. longicornis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and especially to
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFAD255DFFE0FFA37" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">
<taxonomicName id="67F97992FF87862CFAD255DFFE13FA37" class="Insecta" family="Dytiscidae" genus="Hydroporus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanarius">H. melanarius</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
not appearing dull at all, but shiny throughout, even on apex of elytra.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFEE45590FE1CF9DF" bold="true" box="[312,385,1519,1545]" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">Head.</emphasis>
Punctation simple and sparse, denser and coarser in two clypeal grooves between anterior margin of eyes; punctation on frons and vertex absent. Second article of antennae almost as long as third and fourth together; third and fifth articles of same length, fourth one shorter than these.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFEE456F0FE20F97F" bold="true" box="[312,445,1679,1705]" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">Pronotum.</emphasis>
Punctation near margins coarse and rather dense; inside hind angles with an impression, however, not nearly as deep as in
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF87862CFC8D56C8FC79F906" box="[849,996,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="42">H. obsoletus</emphasis>
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; here coarse punctures still denser and longitudinally prolonged in part. Disc of pronotum with only a few fine punctures, but a distinct scratch in its centre. Lateral margins in posterior half almost straight and converging anteriorly, stronger rounded anteriorly; lateral beading rather broad, more or less equal to half of diameter of antennal articles.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFED456B5FE5BF934" bold="true" box="[264,454,1738,1762]" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">FIGURES 413.</emphasis>
46—Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFB7756B5FED0F8D2" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">Hydroporus neclae</emphasis>
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; 5—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFE185692FDFFF8D2" box="[452,610,1773,1796]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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(Germany, Bavaria); 6—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFCA05692FB85F8D2" box="[892,1048,1773,1796]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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(Czech Republic, Bohemia). 79—Left paramere. 7—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFD87576FFD5FF8F1" box="[603,706,1808,1831]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. neclae</emphasis>
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; 8—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFCEA576FFC4EF8F1" box="[822,979,1808,1831]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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; 9—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFBD6576FFB38F8F1" box="[1034,1189,1808,1831]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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. 1011—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFACD576FFED0F89F" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. neclae</emphasis>
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10—gonocoxae; 11—gonocoxosternum. 1213—Metacoxal processes. 12—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFB18574DFAB6F89F" box="[1220,1323,1842,1865]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. neclae</emphasis>
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(holotype) 13—
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF80862BFE30572AFD1BF8BA" box="[492,646,1877,1900]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="43">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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(male; Germany, Bavaria).
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<paragraph id="A0460211FF81862AFEE45164FDA5FE2B" blockId="5.[264,1323,283,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE45164FE12FEE3" bold="true" box="[312,399,283,309]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Elytra.</emphasis>
Punctation simple and almost evenly distributed, punctures rather coarse, only finer beside suture and on apex; on disc distance between punctures ca. 1.5 that of their diameter; puncture lines almost imperceptible. Beading of margins in lateral view distinct, epipleuron not visible to humeral angle; lateral margin weakly ascending to humeral angles. Epipleura with a few coarse punctures. Setae on elytra present, but extremely fine and almost imperceptible.
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<paragraph id="A0460211FF81862AFEE45274FE6EFBAA" blockId="5.[264,1323,283,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE45274FE62FDF3" bold="true" box="[312,511,523,549]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Ventral surface.</emphasis>
Sides of metasternum, metacoxae, and abdominal sternites with fine microreticulation, almost imperceptible in middle of third sternite, strongly impressed on last sternite, however, entire surface shiny. Large parts of venter provided with fine sparse yellowish setae, however these are rather indistinct. Prosternal process with a transverse ridge between procoxae, anteriorly not prolonged as a convexity, but flat and here provided with some very weak transverse grooves; shape of blade (behind procoxae) lanceolate, longitudinally carinate, sides narrowly flattened, here with a few coarse punctures and short setae; apex of process shortly rounded. Metasternum, metacoxae, and first two abdominal sternites with coarse punctures, however, centre of metasternum and areas right and left of it without punctures. Third to sixth sternite with punctures sparser and smaller. Metacoxal lines divergent anteriorly, ending short before posterior margin of metasternum; intralinear space with a few coarse and in part longitudinally prolonged punctures, in posterior half with distinct suberect yellowish setae. Posterior margin of each metasternal process almost straight, but both forming an obtuse angle (
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), thus, similar to those of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEFB5445FE52FB85" box="[295,463,1082,1107]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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(cf. Fig.
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). Protibia provided with one line of coarse punctures.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A0460211FF81862AFEE454F6FDF7FA45" blockId="5.[264,1323,283,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE454F6FEE3FB75" bold="true" box="[312,382,1161,1187]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Male.</emphasis>
Median lobe (
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) in ventral view almost evenly tapering to apex in apical half, not strongly narrowed before tip and with long process as in
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFBD754CDFB28FB1D" box="[1035,1205,1202,1227]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">H. longicornis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(compare
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFED454A5FED0FB22" box="[264,333,1242,1268]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
) (the base of the median lobe is somewhat incomplete and deformed, probably due to the immaturity); paramere as in
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFD7D557EFD75FACD" box="[673,744,1281,1307]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
. Compare also the median lobe of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFB5F557EFAB6FACC" box="[1155,1323,1281,1306]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">H. melanarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFECD5556FEC4FA95" box="[273,345,1321,1347]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
) and its paramere (
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFD945556FD0CFA95" box="[584,657,1321,1347]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) and that of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFCEF5556FC42FA94" box="[819,991,1321,1346]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFC2E5556FBA1FA95" box="[1010,1084,1321,1347]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). First three protar-someres—if at all—indistinctly broadened, protarsal claws more curved near base, otherwise straighter than in female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A0460211FF81862AFEE455DFFBB3F98D" blockId="5.[264,1323,283,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE455DFFE07FA6C" bold="true" box="[312,410,1440,1466]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Female.</emphasis>
Gonocoxosternum as in
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFD1855DEFC87FA6D" box="[708,794,1441,1467]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
; gonocoxae (
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF81862AFC6B55DEFB90FA6D" box="[951,1037,1441,1467]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
) without any angularity on inner side (cf. Figs.
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). Reticulation on head and pronotum slightly more strongly impressed than in males, nevertheless, surface not appearing dull. Protarsal claws evenly curved. Transverse grooves on base of prosternal process more distinct than in male
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, this, however, possibly due to individual variation.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE45617FE45F954" bold="true" box="[312,472,1640,1666]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Distribution.</emphasis>
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; known only from the
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locality.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE456EFFE59F97C" bold="true" box="[312,452,1680,1706]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named for Necla, the first name of the senior author's mother.
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFEE456C7FE23F904" bold="true" box="[312,446,1720,1746]" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Faunistics.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFE1456C7FD37F907" box="[456,682,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Hydroporus neclae</emphasis>
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was found in an assemblage of about 10 ponds on a mountainous plain at an altitude of ca.
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. These ponds have diameters of
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, and a depth of
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or somewhat more. The smaller ponds have well developed vegetation, the bigger ones less so. Other
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found in these ponds are:
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFBE5574FFAB7F89F" box="[1081,1322,1840,1865]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">Agabus bipustulatus</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
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,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFE495727FDAAF8A7" box="[405,567,1880,1905]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">A. caraboides</emphasis>
Sharp
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,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFD4C5727FC80F8A7" box="[656,797,1880,1905]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">A. congener</emphasis>
(Thunberg)
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,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF81862AFC6B5727FBA1F8A7" box="[951,1084,1880,1905]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">A. glacialis</emphasis>
Hochhuth
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,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF818629FB185727FEB7FEE3" italics="true" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="45" pageId="5" pageNumber="44">A. labiatus</emphasis>
(Brahm)
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,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE7F5163FDA5FEE3" box="[419,568,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">A. nebulosus</emphasis>
(Forster)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="67F97992FF828629FD685163FC3BFEE3" box="[692,934,284,309]" class="Insecta" family="Dytiscidae" genus="Platambus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lunulatus">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD685163FC3BFEE3" box="[692,934,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Platambus lunulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fischer von Waldheim),
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB0B5163FE65FE8B" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Hydroporus erzurumensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(recorded with doubt since both specimens collected are very immature),
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE4B5113FDA9FE53" box="[407,564,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. kozlovskii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD945113FD6AFE53" box="[584,759,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. marginatus</emphasis>
(Duftschmid)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FC6A5113FBA1FE53" box="[950,1084,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. nigellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB8D5113FB7CFE53" box="[1105,1249,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. palustris</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FEBF51EBFE62FE7B" box="[355,511,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. pubescens</emphasis>
(Gyllenhal)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD4151EBFCB3FE7B" box="[669,814,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. thracicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FCE051EBFB9DFE7B" box="[828,1024,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. transgrediens</emphasis>
Gschwendtner
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB6251EBFEF0FE03" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Hygrotus lernaeus</emphasis>
(Schaum)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE2651C3FD19FE03" box="[506,644,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. marklini</emphasis>
(Gyllenhal)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="67F97992FF828629FCFA51C3FB01FE03" authority="Fabricius" authorityName="Fabricius" box="[806,1180,443,469]" class="Insecta" family="Dytiscidae" genus="Scarodytes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="halensis">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FCFA51C3FB92FE03" box="[806,1039,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Scarodytes halensis</emphasis>
(Fabricius)
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB0351C3FE65FE2B" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Stictotarsus griseostriatus</emphasis>
(De Geer)
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E8E3519AFF828629FEE45274FED2FACD" pageId="6" pageNumber="45" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FEE45274FE5EFDF3" bold="true" box="[312,451,523,549]" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Discussion.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE115274FD32FDF2" box="[461,687,523,548]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Hydroporus neclae</emphasis>
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FC4A5274FBDEFDF2" box="[918,1091,523,548]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB5C5274FAB6FDF2" box="[1152,1323,523,548]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. melanarius</emphasis>
Sturm. It
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can be separated from the latter by the narrower habitus (cf.
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), shape of the median lobe (cf.
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), and the surface of the cuticle which is reticulate in both species, but dull in both sexes of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD5152FCFCA9FD4A" box="[653,820,643,668]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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, and shiny in
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FC0652FCFBD7FD4A" box="[986,1098,643,668]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. neclae</emphasis>
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. Both the
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and
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have the TL-H more than twice as long as the WP, a feature which was used by
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to separate
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FCC952ACFC23FD3A" box="[789,958,723,748]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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from
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FBD852ACFB36FD3A" box="[1028,1195,723,748]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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, and, thus,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FED45284FEE4FCC2" box="[264,377,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. neclae</emphasis>
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's body shape clearly fits more that of the narrowly elongate
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB9A5284FB6DFCC2" box="[1094,1264,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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than that of the broader
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE2E535CFD01FCEA" box="[498,668,803,828]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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. The shape of the hind margins of the metacoxal processes is more or less the same in both species (
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). On a first glance,
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FBAE5334FB7FFCB2" box="[1138,1250,843,868]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. neclae</emphasis>
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could also be taken for a member of the
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD79530CFCADFC5A" box="[677,816,883,908]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longulus</emphasis>
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-group, but these have the hind margins of the metacoxal processes distinctly sinuate and the males in most cases have an asymmetric median lobe (cf. e.g. that of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD8F53BDFC8EFC0D" box="[595,787,962,987]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. erzurumensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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Fig.
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in
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).
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FEE45395FDCCFBD5" box="[312,593,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Hydroporus longicornis</emphasis>
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is similar to
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD375395FCC6FBD5" box="[747,859,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. neclae</emphasis>
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with respect to the habitus (
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); the shape of the median lobe is also similar, but in ventral view much more distinctly narrowed before the apex in
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FDF35445FD45FB85" box="[559,728,1082,1107]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="38C21E94FF828629FD3B5445FCB3FB82" box="[743,814,1082,1108]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1738,1762]" captionTargetBox="[315,1280,325,1707]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[304,1286,312,1722]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 4 13. 4 6 — Median lobe of aedeagus in ventral and lateral view. 4 — Hydroporus neclae sp. n.; 5 — H. longicornis (Germany, Bavaria); 6 — H. melanarius (Czech Republic, Bohemia). 7 9 — Left paramere. 7 — H. neclae sp. n.; 8 — H. longicornis; 9 — H. melanarius. 10 11 — H. neclae sp. n. 10 — gonocoxae; 11 — gonocoxosternum. 12 13 — Metacoxal processes. 12 — H. neclae sp. n. (holotype) 13 — H. longicornis (male; Germany, Bavaria)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/174589/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). The latter also has the hind margins of the metacoxal processes slightly sinuate and distinctly protruded backwards in the middle (
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), while in the new species (
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) each margin is almost straight and together they form an oblique angle as in
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FD5354CDFCA5FB1D" box="[655,824,1202,1227]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. melanarius</emphasis>
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. In addition, the surface of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB5C54CDFAB7FB1D" box="[1152,1322,1202,1227]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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is less shiny than that of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FDFB54A5FD0BFB25" box="[551,662,1242,1267]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. neclae</emphasis>
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since the reticulation is more strongly impressed in both sexes.
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<paragraph id="A0460211FF828629FEE45556FDBFF9DD" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1746]" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">
<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FEE45556FEE3FA95" bold="true" box="[312,382,1321,1347]" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">Notes</emphasis>
: The drawings of the ventral aspect of the median lobe of
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FB875556FA95FA94" box="[1115,1288,1321,1346]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. longicornis</emphasis>
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in
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and
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are somewhat misleading since the narrowing before the apex is figured as too weak; this may be due to a slightly different angle of observation.
<bibRefCitation id="C4687FE0FF828629FDDA55DEFCDBFA6D" author="Foster" box="[518,838,1441,1467]" pageId="6" pageNumber="47" refString="Foster, G. N. &amp; Angus, R. B. (1985) A key to British species of Hydroporus. The Balfour-Browne Club Newsletter, 33, 1 - 19." type="journal article" year="1985">Foster &amp; Angus (1985: 12)</bibRefCitation>
,
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, and
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provide more appropriate figures of the median lobe since the apex is figured in a more or less perpendicular view.
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Finally, it shall be mentioned that we have also taken into consideration that the new species might be
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<emphasis id="928DDE03FF828629FE0E563EFDFAF98C" box="[466,615,1601,1626]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="45">H. jacobsoni</emphasis>
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, a species which was described from the adjacent Caucasian mountains. The study of a female
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revealed, however, that this latter species has strongly sinuate hind margins of the metacoxal processes and, thus, belongs to the
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-group of genus
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.
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