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<document id="57C3F5EDB9222CF940BE34437AA5379F" ID-DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.2046.1.2" ID-ISSN="1175-5326" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5321288" IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe" IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe" IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe" checkinTime="1629617332214" checkinUser="felipe" docAuthor="Zettel, H." docDate="2009" docId="082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524" docLanguage="en" docName="zt02046p042.pdf" docOrigin="Zootaxa 2046 (1)" docSource="https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2046.1.2" docStyle="DocumentStyle:890A69B780ED73D6DB8551B71C8AC79E.4:Zootaxa.2009-2012.journal_article" docStyleId="890A69B780ED73D6DB8551B71C8AC79E" docStyleName="Zootaxa.2009-2012.journal_article" docStyleVersion="4" docTitle="Ptilomerella akekawati Zettel, 2009, sp. n." docType="treatment" docVersion="4" lastPageNumber="35" masterDocId="F4159C09FFFF871C753E34184F6F9306" masterDocTitle="Three new genera of Ptilomerinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from Southeast Asia" masterLastPageNumber="42" masterPageNumber="26" pageNumber="32" updateTime="1699083916582" updateUser="plazi" zenodo-license-document="CLOSED">
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<taxonomicName id="47852EE4FFF9871A75A937F24EC39702" ID-CoL="4Q892" authorityName="Zettel" authorityYear="2009" box="[151,428,1002,1028]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Ptilomerella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="akekawati" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF9871A75A937F24EC39702" bold="true" box="[151,428,1002,1028]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Ptilomerella akekawati</emphasis>
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(
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, 12–16, 18, 20, 22, 23)
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF9871A75A930464E3F977E" bold="true" box="[151,336,1118,1144]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Type material.</emphasis>
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A746730464C3A9799" collectionCode="NHMW" collectorName="H. Zettel" country="Thailand" location="Phang-Nga Prov." pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="holotype">
<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF9871A746730464EA7977E" box="[345,456,1118,1144]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
(apterous male) labelled &quot;
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A763D30464C1A977E" box="[771,885,1118,1144]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Thailand</collectingCountry>
:
<location id="855A03BCFFF9871A76BF30464B23977E" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524:855A03BCFFF9871A76BF30464B23977E" box="[897,1100,1118,1144]" country="Thailand" name="Phang-Nga Prov." pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Phang-Nga Prov.</location>
\ SE Khao Lak, Tan Chong\ Pho Waterf., 26.11.\ 2006, leg.
<collectorName id="2D7030B1FFF9871A7725309D4DE79799" box="[539,648,1157,1183]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">H. Zettel</collectorName>
(35)&quot; (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A77DD309D4C229799" box="[739,845,1157,1183]" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="Museum">NHMW</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
.
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<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF9871A765C309D4CB69799" box="[866,985,1157,1183]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
(all apterous):
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,
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A7028309D4AF39799" box="[1302,1436,1157,1183]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="female">12 females</specimenCount>
(including
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), same label data (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A776A30B44DD997C0" box="[596,694,1196,1222]" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="Museum">NHMW</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A77FC30B44C6C97C0" box="[706,771,1196,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">KUB</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A762E30B44C3997C0" box="[784,854,1196,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">MUC</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A765C30B44CD597C0" box="[866,954,1196,1222]" country="Denmark" name="Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">ZMUC</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A76F830B44B7B97C0" box="[966,1044,1196,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">ZRCS</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
.
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A711730B44F989615" collectingDate="2006-11-26" collectionCode="ZRCS" country="Thailand" county="Phang-na Prov." location="Khaolak" municipality="Tan Chongpa" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="2" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A711730B44BE997C0" box="[1065,1158,1196,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="male">2 males</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A71AD30B44B9597C0" box="[1171,1274,1196,1222]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
(apterous) &quot;S
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A75A930CA4E6D97EA" box="[151,258,1234,1260]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Thailand</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCounty id="695B2DEBFFF9871A743030CA4EAB97EA" box="[270,452,1234,1260]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Phang-na Prov.</collectingCounty>
,\
<collectingMunicipality id="605ECF1DFFF9871A74E730CA4D1997EA" box="[473,630,1234,1260]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Tan Chongpa</collectingMunicipality>
waterfall ne
<location id="855A03BCFFF9871A762C30CA4C1A97EA" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524:855A03BCFFF9871A762C30CA4C1A97EA" box="[786,885,1234,1260]" country="Thailand" county="Phang-na Prov." municipality="Tan Chongpa" name="Khaolak" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Khaolak</location>
\
<date id="F43B73A7FFF9871A76BB30CA4B4F97EA" box="[901,1056,1234,1260]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" value="2006-11-26">
<collectingDate id="E47F8A4FFFF9871A76BB30CA4B4F97EA" box="[901,1056,1234,1260]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" value="2006-11-26">26 Nov 2006</collectingDate>
</date>
YCM340\ CM Yang YCM340&quot; (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A75A130E14F809615" box="[159,239,1273,1299]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">ZRCS</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
.
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A743D30E14D64963C" collectionCode="NHMW" collectorName="F. Seyfert" country="Thailand" location="Surat Thani" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Surat Thani" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A743D30E14E3D9615" box="[259,338,1273,1299]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
(apterous) &quot;
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A74DF30E14DEE9615" box="[481,641,1273,1299]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">THAILAND</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion id="42419B85FFF9871A77B230E14C7B9615" box="[652,788,1273,1299]" country="Thailand" name="Surat Thani" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Surat Thani</collectingRegion>
\ Khao Sok NP, N 08°54'\ E98°31', 30.11.–1.12.\ 2002, leg.
<collectorName id="2D7030B1FFF9871A75F531384E52963C" box="[203,317,1312,1338]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">F. Seyfert</collectorName>
(15) &quot; (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A74A531384D6D963C" box="[411,514,1312,1338]" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="Museum">NHMW</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A772631384DC79666" collectionCode="NHMW" collectorName="Horst" country="Thailand" location="THAILAND" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A772631384D08963C" box="[536,615,1312,1338]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
(apterous) &quot;
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A77C631384CFB963C" box="[760,916,1312,1338]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">THAILAND</collectingCountry>
2003\ PROV.SURATTHANI\ KHAO SOK N.P. 15.1.\ leg.:
<collectorName id="2D7030B1FFF9871A746A315E4EFA9666" box="[340,405,1350,1376]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Horst</collectorName>
FORSTER&quot; (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A7707315E4DCF9666" box="[569,672,1350,1376]" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="Museum">NHMW</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A778A315E4A399681" collectingDate="1989-02-14" collectionCode="ZMUC" country="Thailand" location="District" municipality="Kathu" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Phuket" typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="96839EEEFFF9871A778A315E4C6C9666" box="[692,771,1350,1376]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
(apterous) &quot;
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A76AF315E4B5E9666" box="[913,1073,1350,1376]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">THAILAND</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion id="42419B85FFF9871A7102315E4BFF9666" box="[1084,1168,1350,1376]" country="Thailand" name="Phuket" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Phuket</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="605ECF1DFFF9871A71A2315E4B8C9666" box="[1180,1251,1350,1376]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Kathu</collectingMunicipality>
\
<location id="855A03BCFFF9871A71CD315E4A229666" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524:855A03BCFFF9871A71CD315E4A229666" box="[1267,1357,1350,1376]" country="Thailand" municipality="Kathu" name="District" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" stateProvince="Phuket">District</location>
, forest streams &amp;\ torrents (incl. wet rocks)\
<date id="F43B73A7FFF9871A777331754DA59681" box="[589,714,1389,1415]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" value="1989-02-14">
<collectingDate id="E47F8A4FFFF9871A777331754DA59681" box="[589,714,1389,1415]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" value="1989-02-14">14.II.1989</collectingDate>
</date>
, Mogens Andersen\ Zool. Mus. Copenhagen&quot; (
<collectionCode id="E694CDA2FFF9871A71CC31754A219681" box="[1266,1358,1389,1415]" country="Denmark" name="Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">ZMUC</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF9871A75FB318B4BC696D2" blockId="6.[151,1436,1118,1995]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<materialsCitation id="30ED5F3AFFF9871A75FB318B4BCA96D2" country="Thailand" county="Tan Chong Pho Waterfalls" location="Southern" municipality="Khao Lak" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="holotype">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF9871A75FB318B4E0496AB" bold="true" box="[197,363,1427,1453]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF9871A75FB318B4E6D96AB" box="[197,258,1427,1453]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
</emphasis>
<location id="855A03BCFFF9871A744C318C4EB496A8" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524:855A03BCFFF9871A744C318C4EB496A8" box="[370,475,1428,1454]" country="Thailand" county="Tan Chong Pho Waterfalls" municipality="Khao Lak" name="Southern" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Southern</location>
<collectingCountry id="F89215F7FFF9871A74DA318C4D2096A8" box="[484,591,1428,1454]" name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Thailand</collectingCountry>
,
<location id="855A03BCFFF9871A7765318C4C3E96A8" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:082CE471FFF9871575A937F24E0D9524:855A03BCFFF9871A7765318C4C3E96A8" box="[603,849,1428,1454]" country="Thailand" county="Tan Chong Pho Waterfalls" municipality="Khao Lak" name="Phang-Nga Province" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Phang-Nga Province</location>
, southeast of
<collectingMunicipality id="605ECF1DFFF9871A76CC318C4B0596A8" box="[1010,1130,1428,1454]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Khao Lak</collectingMunicipality>
, stream above
<collectingCounty id="695B2DEBFFF9871A7024318C4E2996D2" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Tan Chong Pho Waterfalls</collectingCounty>
, in fast flowing sections of the stream above falls, between rock boulders
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C89F06ECFFF9871575FB31F84D65977E" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="35" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="description">
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF9871A75FB31F84C0D96FD" blockId="6.[151,1436,1118,1995]" box="[197,866,1504,1531]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF9871A75FB31F84E3296FC" bold="true" box="[197,349,1504,1530]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Description.</emphasis>
Genus characteristics are not repeated here.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF9871A75FB321F4A2D9569" blockId="6.[151,1436,1118,1995]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF9871A75FB321F4EE69527" bold="true" box="[197,393,1543,1569]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32">Apterous male.</emphasis>
Dimensions. Body length
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(
<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF9871A764932104C879524" box="[887,1000,1544,1570]" pageId="6" pageNumber="32" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
:
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). Maximum body width at mesoacetabula
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(
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:
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). Head width
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(
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:
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). Length of second antennomere of
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. Length of mesofemur
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(
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).
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Colour. Body almost entirely pale yellowish brown (
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). Head with vague, brown, V- or M-shaped mark. Pronotum with relatively broad, black lateral stripes which are posteriorly more or less extended ventrad towards coxal cavity. Acetabula with rather small, triangular, brown marks distally. Mesonotum with narrow dark margins anteriorly and posteriorly, usually with narrow, but distinct blackish midline (indistinct only in the specimen from
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, probably due to long storage in alcohol), separated from mesopleura by relatively broad, black line. Metanotum separated from metapleura by narrow line, with or without brownish midline. Acetabula with triangular brown marks. Metacetabulum with brown mark at base in addition. Metacoxa with blackish mark at base. Abdominal tergites 2–5 either entirely black or with sides light brown; tergite 6 light or variably infuscated; distal half of segment 8 and genitalia infuscated.
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF8871B75A933684E28948E" bold="true" box="[151,327,1904,1928]" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">FIGURES 8–9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF8871B746E33694EB6948E" box="[336,473,1905,1928]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">Ptilomerella</emphasis>
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(8, 9)
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF8871B774233694DE5948E" box="[636,650,1905,1928]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="33">P</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
(8) Habitus of apterous male (paratype; body length 6.3 mm), dorsal aspect. (9) Habitus of apterous female (paratype; body length 7.2 mm), dorsal aspect. © NHMW
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Collection, published with permission.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF7871475A932384E32953E" bold="true" box="[151,349,1568,1592]" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">FIGURES 10–11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF78714745A32394E86953E" box="[356,489,1569,1592]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">Ptilomerella</emphasis>
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(10, 11)
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF7871477A132394DC3953E" box="[671,684,1569,1592]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="34">P</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
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(10) Habitus of macropterous male (holotype; body length 6.4 mm), dorsal aspect, appendages omitted. (11) Habitus of apterous female (paratype; body length 7.4 mm), dorsal aspect, appendages omitted. © NHMW
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Collection, published with permission.
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Structural characteristics (measurements refer to
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). Relative lengths of antennomeres: 2.8: 1 (=
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): 1.1: 0.6. Pronotum width 1.8 times median pronotum length. Lengths of leg segments relative to mesofemur: profemur 36, protibia 28, protarsus 9+5, mesofemur 100 (=
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), mesotibia 62, mesotarsus 28+3, metafemur 105, metatibia 39, metatarsus 2. Profemur very slender, length 9.9 times maximum width near midlength. Metafemur slightly longer than metafemur (1.05 times), in some specimens with dense brush of hairs; brush about half of femur length leaving base and apex without pilosity; maximum hair length (at about midlength of femur) ca. 1.3 times mesofemur width; most specimens without such pilosity. Measured dorsally along midline, abdomen 0.7 times as long as thorax.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB34804E16924A" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Paramere (Fig. 16) with acute hook, distal section S-curved, and relatively slender. Vesica sclerites (Fig. 18): recurved apical part of dorsal sclerite short and stout, at ventral curve with small process on right side; first lateral sclerites curved, widest at middle, with serrate distoventral margin; second ventral sclerites strongly asymmetrical, left one very small and close to apex of dorsal sclerite, right one long and slender, but weakly sclerotized.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB35404A7A92C6" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575FB35404EF09274" bold="true" box="[197,415,344,370]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Apterous female.</emphasis>
Dimensions. Body length
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(
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: 7.0 mm). Maximum body width at mesoacetabula
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(
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:
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). Head width
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(
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:
<quantity id="477DF882FFF68715719F35984A7E929C" box="[1185,1297,384,410]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.17" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" unit="mm" value="1.17">1.17 mm</quantity>
). Length of second antennomere of
<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF68715749035BE4D6392C6" box="[430,524,422,448]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" type="allotype">allotype</typeStatus>
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. Length of mesofemur
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(
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:
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB35D54DB792E1" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" box="[197,728,461,487]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Colour as that of male. Proctiger dark brown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB35EC4AFE9096" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
Structural characteristics (measurements refer to
<typeStatus id="5F3EEBC5FFF68715762C35EC4C189108" box="[786,887,500,526]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" type="allotype">allotype</typeStatus>
). Relative lengths of antennomeres: 2.8: 1 (=
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): 1.2: 0.7. Pronotum width 2.0 times median pronotum length. Lengths of leg segments relative to mesofemur: profemur 38, protibia 29, protarsus 8+5, mesofemur 100 (=
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), mesotibia 61, mesotarsus 29+4, metafemur 103, metatibia 41, metatarsus 2. Profemur slender, length 9.7 times maximum width near midlength. Metafemur hardly longer than metafemur (1.03 times). Measured dorsally along midline, abdomen 0.9 times as long as thorax. Connexiva posteriorly slightly folded over tergites, terminating in narrowly rounded or weakly acute angles (Figs. 20, 22). All tergites distinctly wider than long; tergite 1 slightly convex, matt; tergite 7 larger than preceding tergites, medially 1.4 times as long as tergite 6 (Fig. 22). Apex of abdomen high (Fig. 20). Sternite 7 with unique modifications, dorsolateral margin beset with dense, dark pilosity; distal section of sternite 7 with hind margin bearing dense, dark pilosity laterally, with small, medianly sharply (roof-like) folded medial lobe (Figs. 20, 23) bearing inconspicuous pilosity at hind margin.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB37854D65977E" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575FB37854EA590B1" bold="true" box="[197,458,925,951]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Comparative notes.</emphasis>
For specific differences, see notes at
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715769137854BBF90B0" box="[943,1232,925,950]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomerella anderseni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871571E437854A4E90B1" bold="true" box="[1242,1313,925,951]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A9C2340EFFF6871571E437854A4E90B1" box="[1242,1313,925,951]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
The long mesofemoral pilosity is developed in the four largest males (
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and
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), but completely absent from all other males. Because the genital structures are identical, this must be regarded as a intraspecific polymorphism. Within
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, such pilosity is only found here and in
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871571F030094A29972C" box="[1230,1350,1041,1066]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but in
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575A930204E7E9757" box="[151,273,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomera</emphasis>
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it (almost) reaches the femoral apex and its development is highly species-specific (see, e.g.,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575FB309D4E0A9799" bold="true" box="[197,357,1157,1183]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Distribution.</emphasis>
Southern
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(
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, Phang-Nga,
<collectingRegion id="42419B85FFF6871576BC309D4CB69799" box="[898,985,1157,1183]" country="Thailand" name="Phuket" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Phuket</collectingRegion>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB30B34B8F96A8" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575FB30B34E5F97C3" bold="true" box="[197,304,1195,1221]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Habitat.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="47852EE4FFF68715740430B44D3897C3" authorityName="Zettel" authorityYear="2009" box="[314,599,1196,1221]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Ptilomerella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="akekawati" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715740430B44D3897C3" box="[314,599,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomerella akekawati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715775E30B34DC997C3" bold="true" box="[608,678,1195,1221]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A9C2340EFFF68715775E30B34DC997C3" box="[608,678,1195,1221]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was collected by the author in a small mountain stream. The section was above a waterfall and strongly structured by large rock boulders.
<taxonomicName id="47852EE4FFF68715710530CB4A3F97EA" authorityName="Zettel" authorityYear="2009" box="[1083,1360,1235,1260]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Ptilomerella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="akekawati" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715710530CB4A3F97EA" box="[1083,1360,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomerella akekawati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715706630CA4AF397EA" bold="true" box="[1368,1436,1234,1260]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A9C2340EFFF68715706630CA4AF397EA" box="[1368,1436,1234,1260]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was found only in small, extremely lotic places. There it was difficult to see because of its camouflage: the speedily moving specimens with their silvery patches were hardly discernable between the reflections of the waving water. Several specimens were caught by moving the net tentatively over the water surface of such places without seeing them. The same area of the stream was inhabited by
<taxonomicName id="47852EE4FFF68715711D31754E7496A8" authority="Vitheepradit and Sites, 2007" authorityName="Vitheepradit and Sites" authorityYear="2007" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Ptilomera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kra">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF68715711D31754BA49680" box="[1059,1227,1389,1414]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Ptilomera kra</emphasis>
Vitheepradit and Sites, 2007
</taxonomicName>
, but both adults and nymphs of that species preferred less turbulent microhabitats.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C89F06ECFFF6871575FB31A24E0D9524" pageId="9" pageNumber="35" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="803A5567FFF6871575FB31A24E0D9524" blockId="9.[151,1436,152,1570]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B2F18975FFF6871575FB31A24E3D96D2" bold="true" box="[197,338,1466,1492]" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named in honour of Akekawat Vitheepradit (Kasetsart University,
<collectingRegion id="42419B85FFF68715701931A34AFC96D3" box="[1319,1427,1467,1493]" country="Thailand" name="Krung Thep Mahanakhon" pageId="9" pageNumber="35">Bangkok</collectingRegion>
) to acknowledge his numerous contributions to a better knowledge of Thai water bugs. The epithet is a noun in the genitive case.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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