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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9CFFA49FB37FCBFEF1FD98" bold="true" box="[199,347,511,537]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Description:</emphasis>
Measurements (mm) of
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series: total length 1.301.84; body depth (greatest height of hemelytra) 0.841.00; body width 0.921.13; BSI 110-113.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9CFFA49FB37C73FEA2FDE0" box="[199,264,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Color</emphasis>
: Base color from grey-brown to almost black, partially overlain with tan and differing amounts of tan honeycomb; honeycomb most prevalent on pronotum but sometimes on hemelytra; irregular dark blotches throughout head, pronotum and hemelytra, pattern of dark markings variable (see
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and
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); legs golden; eyes red to almost black; often with dark markings between eyes.
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<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF9CFFA49FB37CE3FB92FC03" blockId="6.[151,1437,259,898]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9CFFA49FB37CE3FEAEFD70" box="[199,260,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">Head</emphasis>
: Somewhat triangular in frontal view, vertex evenly convex (
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,
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), grey-brown with dark-brown markings, brown bar usually visible between eyes (
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) but sometimes obscured by dark markings (
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), with small pits (0.010.02) barely visible, width 0.710.86, distance between eyes 0.350.50, OI 4958 (distance between eyes subequal to combined width of eyes), antenna three-segmented but concealed below eye by cuticular ridge; mouthparts short (
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), extending to anterior base of mesothoracic coxa.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9CFFA49FE379BEFEB9F822" bold="true" box="[151,275,1930,1955]" pageId="6" pageNumber="61">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
Female of
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(A) dorsal view, (B) right lateral view, (C) face view.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FB37EA3FEB2FF30" box="[199,280,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Thorax</emphasis>
: Variably sized prominent dark-brown to black patches (
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,
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); pronotum with slight lateral bulge posteriorly, distinctly wider than long (
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), length 0.350.66, width 0.670.98, PI 4969, posterior center appearing slightly indented medially (
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) to straight (
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), some specimens with highly visible honeycomb pattern (
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) but less visible in others (
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), pits between honeycomb somewhat obscured, pit diameter about 0.03 (
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). Scutellum usually darker anteriorly, can be wider than long or longer than wide, width 0.340.54, length 0.320.55, SI 80115, punctures more widely spaced than on hemelytra (
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) or sometimes absent (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FE37BF2FEB9FA5F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1478,1502]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Male of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59E1B7BF2FDE0FA5F" box="[367,586,1478,1502]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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(A) dorsal view, (B) left lateral view, (C) face view.
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<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF9DFFA59FB3783AFB81F9EE" blockId="7.[151,1437,1549,2044]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FB3783AFEA1F9A6" box="[199,267,1550,1575]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Wings</emphasis>
: Dark-brown to black patches of variably sized prominent (
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,
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); hemelytral pits similar to thoracic pits, but less obscured, only rarely surrounded by honeycomb; claval suture complete (
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,
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). Flight wings present, membranous (
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), normally fully concealed under hemelytra.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FB3784EFF56F912" box="[199,252,1658,1683]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Legs</emphasis>
: Prothoracic femur and tibia with short ventral basal spines except near base and apex; mesothoracic femur with short ventral basal spines similar to prothoracic femur, short stiff setae on ventral apical half, tarsomere II with short ventral setae; metathoracic ventral tibia with setae on tibia and tarsomeres II and III. Leg dimensions as in
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF9DFFA59FB3793DFF50F8EA" blockId="7.[151,1437,1549,2044]" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FB3793DFE2AF8A2" box="[199,384,1801,1827]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Male characters</emphasis>
: Male genital plate as in
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, subtriangular, sides sinuous, longer than wide, width 0.23, length 0.26, relatively smooth, small dark marks toward center, numerous very short setae; parameres shaped as in
<figureCitation id="13462A56FF9DFFA59FE37965FF50F8EA" box="[151,250,1873,1899]" captionStart="FIGURES 910" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1454,1478]" captionTargetBox="[167,1419,274,1423]" captionTargetId="figure-66@8.[160,1427,273,1430]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 910. Neoplea melanosoma n. sp. (9) prothoracic leg at top, mesothoracic leg in middle, and metathoracic leg on bottom, scale bar = 0.1mm; (10) Male structures (A) genital plate, (B) parameres." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4413502" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4413502/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Fig. 10B</figureCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF9DFFAA9FB37941FD99FF78" blockId="7.[151,1437,1549,2044]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1436,151,249]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="63" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF9DFFA59FB37941FE30F80E" box="[199,410,1909,1935]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Female characters</emphasis>
: Female genital plate (
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) mostly smooth, subtriangular, about as wide as long, width 0.24, length 0.25, tufts of setae at each side near apex mostly absent, some small setae on basal half, dark spots faintly visible; ovipositor most commonly as in
<figureCitation id="13462A56FF9DFFA59DC27989FCB6F856" box="[694,796,1981,2007]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="9.[151,250,999,1023]" captionTargetBox="[156,1428,459,969]" captionTargetId="figure-143@9.[151,1436,453,975]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 11. Female structures of Neoplea melanosoma n. sp.: (A) genital plate, (B) ovipositor showing apical teeth (A1 A), 6 primary teeth (line of teeth below P), secondary teeth (line of teeth below S) and tertiary teeth (unlabeled teeth posterior to" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4413504" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4413504/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="62">Fig. 11B</figureCitation>
., subrectangular; six distinct teeth along posterior border (apical row), first apical tooth at dorsal margin, apical tooth 4 largest, apical tooth 5 shorter and thinner than 4 and 6, three teeth on ventral border, two rows of teeth away from apex, three primary and three secondary, primary and secondary about equal size but slightly increasing in size ventrally, seven or more tertiary teeth, five tertiary teeth in line with primary 1 and secondary 1.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9FE37B9AFEE2FA47" bold="true" box="[151,328,1454,1478]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">FIGURES 910.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9E247B9AFD81FA47" box="[336,555,1454,1478]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9D477B9AFDC7FA47" bold="true" box="[563,621,1454,1478]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A57BAFF92FFAA9D477B9AFDC7FA47" box="[563,621,1454,1478]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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(9) prothoracic leg at top, mesothoracic leg in middle, and metathoracic leg on bottom, scale bar = 0.1mm; (10) Male structures (A) genital plate, (B) parameres.
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<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF92FFAB9FB3782CFE0FFE2C" blockId="8.[151,1437,1560,2019]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,151,429]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9FB3782CFEE9F9B2" bold="true" box="[199,323,1560,1587]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9E3F782CFD95F9B3" box="[331,575,1560,1586]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9D32782DFD2FF9B2" bold="true" box="[582,645,1561,1587]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A57BAFF92FFAA9D32782DFD2FF9B2" box="[582,645,1561,1587]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
appears most closely allied with
<taxonomicName id="4C7D4D50FF92FFAA9B74782DFB26F9B3" baseAuthorityName="Berg" baseAuthorityYear="1879" box="[1024,1164,1560,1586]" class="Insecta" family="Pleidae" genus="Neoplea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculosa">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9B74782DFB26F9B3" box="[1024,1164,1560,1586]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However,
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9A7B782DFA36F9B3" box="[1295,1436,1560,1586]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most likely a complex of species including
<taxonomicName id="4C7D4D50FF92FFAA9DC67809FCCEF9D7" authorityName="Cook &amp; Mondragón-F &amp; Morales" authorityYear="2020" box="[690,868,1596,1622]" class="Insecta" family="Pleidae" genus="Neoplea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="melanosoma">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9DC67809FCCEF9D7" box="[690,868,1596,1622]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The confusion with
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9B2B7809FB44F9D7" box="[1119,1262,1596,1622]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
began with its description by
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC4B22FF92FFAA9E377855FE65F9FA" author="Berg, C." box="[323,463,1633,1659]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" refId="ref5937" refString="Berg, C. (1879) Hemiptera Argentina enumeravit species que novas. Apuli E. Coni., Bonairiae, 176 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 36493" type="book" year="1879">Berg (1879)</bibRefCitation>
, who described
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9DF87855FCB0F9FB" box="[652,794,1632,1658]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
almost completely by coloration while also making the comment that his species was variable in its pattern of dark spots (referred to as patches in the description above). Coloration between related species in this complex can be quite similar while there can be considerable variation within each species. Some specimens deposited at the USNM that Drake had compared to the
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have markings that are nearly identical to
<figureCitation id="13462A56FF92FFAA9EBD78C4FDA4F88A" box="[457,526,1776,1803]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1930,1954]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,921,1906]" captionTargetId="figure-260@6.[151,1435,921,1906]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 7. Female of Neoplea melanosoma n. sp. (A) dorsal view, (B) right lateral view, (C) face view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4413498" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4413498/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
; however, there are also specimens with a different pattern of spots and patches as reported by Berg and seen here in
<figureCitation id="13462A56FF92FFAA9D427920FDD3F8AE" box="[566,633,1812,1839]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1478,1502]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,417,1455]" captionTargetId="figure-123@7.[151,1435,417,1455]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 8. Male of Neoplea melanosoma n. sp. (A) dorsal view, (B) left lateral view, (C) face view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4413500" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4413500/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
.
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC4B22FF92FFAA9DF17920FC16F8AE" author="Drake, C. J. &amp; Chapman, H. C." box="[645,956,1812,1839]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" pagination="53 - 60" refId="ref6076" refString="Drake, C. J. &amp; Chapman, H. C. (1953) Preliminary report on the Pleidae (Hemiptera) of the Americas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 66, 53 - 60." type="journal article" year="1953">Drake and Chapman (1953)</bibRefCitation>
studied the
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series of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9B957921FAC6F8AF" box="[1249,1388,1812,1838]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and determined that it was “quite evident that Berg had two different species before him as he characterized
<taxonomicName id="4C7D4D50FF92FFAA9A69790CFA22F8D3" baseAuthorityName="Berg" baseAuthorityYear="1879" box="[1309,1416,1848,1874]" class="Insecta" family="Pleidae" genus="Neoplea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculosa">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9A69790CFA22F8D3" box="[1309,1416,1848,1874]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
”.
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compared specimens from
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and
<collectingCountry id="F36A7643FF92FFAA9CEA7969FC7BF8F6" box="[926,977,1885,1911]" name="Peru" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Peru</collectingCountry>
with the
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series and determined them to also be consistent with
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9ECE79B5FDECF81B" box="[442,582,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Bachmann (1967) improved the understanding of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF92FFAA9BF179B5FABBF81B" box="[1157,1297,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by studying the
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series along with other specimens from
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,
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, and
<collectingCountry id="F36A7643FF92FFAA9CAF7990FB87F83F" box="[987,1069,1956,1982]" name="Bolivia" pageId="8" pageNumber="63">Bolivia</collectingCountry>
and providing drawings of male and female genital structures.
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC4B22FF92FFAA9E9B79FCFD21F862" author="Nieser, N." box="[495,651,1992,2019]" pageId="8" pageNumber="63" pagination="165 - 175" refId="ref6193" refString="Nieser, N. (1975) The water bugs (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of the Guyana region. Studies on the fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 59, 165 - 175. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 94 - 017 - 7118 - 4 _ 1" type="journal article" year="1975">Nieser (1975)</bibRefCitation>
provided morphological details of specimens from
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that he believed to be
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9E487EA3FE62FF30" box="[316,456,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but these have characteristics with several important differences, including an ovipositor that is quite different from those depicted by
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC4B22FF93FFAB9DCB7E8FFCD4FF57" author="Bachman, A. O." box="[703,894,187,214]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64" pagination="121 - 129" refId="ref5905" refString="Bachman, A. O. (1967) Las Pleidae de la Republica Argentina (Hemiptera). Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina, 30, 121 - 129." type="journal article" year="1967">Bachman (1967)</bibRefCitation>
. Thus, the Nieser specimens from
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are probably an undescribed species closely resembling
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9D907EEBFCC5FF78" box="[740,879,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and not actually that species. This coincides with the specimens deposited in USNM from this region. These USNM specimens are labeled as
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9BD17F37FA9BFE9C" box="[1189,1329,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(identification made by unknown) but are almost certainly not
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9D8E7F13FC2CFEC0" box="[762,902,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, nor are the USNM specimens from
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. These specimens need further study to determine their identity.
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC4B22FF93FFAB9C1C7F7FFB38FEE4" author="Roback, S. S. &amp; Nieser, N." box="[872,1170,331,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64" pagination="29 - 49" refId="ref6249" refString="Roback, S. S. &amp; Nieser, N. (1974) Aquatic Hemiptera (Heteroptera) from the llanos of Colombia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 126, 29 - 49." type="journal article" year="1974">Roback and Nieser (1974)</bibRefCitation>
described
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9A7A7F7FFA36FEE4" box="[1294,1436,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. tenuistyla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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, which also has some morphological affinities to
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9C0C7F5BFBAEFE08" box="[888,1028,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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and could be included as a member of this species complex.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FE37DD3FEB4FC7E" bold="true" box="[151,286,999,1023]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
Female structures of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9E8C7DD3FD79FC7E" box="[504,723,999,1023]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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: (A) genital plate, (B) ovipositor showing apical teeth (A
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A),
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primary teeth (line of teeth below P), secondary teeth (line of teeth below S) and tertiary teeth (unlabeled teeth posterior to
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<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF93FFAB9FE37A1BFEEFFBC6" blockId="9.[151,1437,999,1095]" box="[151,325,1071,1095]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">secondary teeth).</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FB37A41FE11FB0E" box="[199,443,1141,1167]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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has several clear differences from
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9CE67A42FBB5FB0E" box="[914,1055,1141,1167]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9B5A7A42FB17FB0E" box="[1070,1213,1141,1167]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. tenuistyla</emphasis>
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, and the specimens labeled by Nieser (1974) as
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9EBA7AAEFDF3FB32" box="[462,601,1177,1203]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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. The pattern of teeth on the ovipositors provides an easy distinction among all these species.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9E2C7A89FDE3FB56" box="[344,585,1213,1239]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9DB77A8AFCE4FB56" box="[707,846,1213,1239]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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have patterns of teeth on the ovipositor that are most similar, each having a distinct line of teeth angling across the center. Differences between these two species include
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FE37B32FEEFFA9E" box="[151,325,1285,1311]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9E3F7B31FE22FA9E" bold="true" box="[331,392,1285,1311]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A57BAFF93FFAB9E3F7B31FE22FA9E" box="[331,392,1285,1311]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
having a tooth at the posterodorsal apex, which is not found in
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9B317B32FB7AFA9E" box="[1093,1232,1285,1311]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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and differences in size and numbers of teeth [see
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compared to
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Fig.
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in
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].
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9B427B1DFA83FAC2" box="[1078,1321,1321,1347]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Neoplea melanosoma</emphasis>
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has fewer teeth of different sizes and spacing compared to those of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9C247B7AFC76FAE6" box="[848,988,1357,1383]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. tenuistyla</emphasis>
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[see
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and Fig.
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].
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9E3D7B45FDB3FA0A" box="[329,537,1393,1419]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Neoplea maculosa</emphasis>
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of
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lacks the line of teeth across the center of the ovipositor that is found in
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9F887BA2FE00FA2E" box="[252,426,1429,1455]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9EC57BA1FE45FA2E" bold="true" box="[433,495,1429,1455]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
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</emphasis>
(
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). The female genital plate of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9CDE7BA2FBF3FA2E" box="[938,1113,1429,1455]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9B2B7BA1FB34FA2E" bold="true" box="[1119,1182,1429,1455]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
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is lacking the two long tufts of hairs on each side of the center apex. The male genital plate in
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9CC47B8EFB96FA52" box="[944,1084,1465,1491]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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is triangular with straight sides but has sinuous sides and is clearly longer than wide in
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9C677BEAFC68FA76" box="[787,962,1501,1527]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9CBE7BE9FBA0FA76" bold="true" box="[970,1034,1501,1527]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A57BAFF93FFAB9CBE7BE9FBA0FA76" box="[970,1034,1501,1527]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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The parameres of male
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9A6B7BEAFF78F99A" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FAE7835FEB0F99A" bold="true" box="[218,282,1537,1563]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
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are thinner and shaped clearly differently from other species in what is being classified here as the
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9AF77836FEA8F9BE" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. maculosa</emphasis>
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species complex.
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<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF93FFAB9FB3787DFBD5F9E2" blockId="9.[151,1437,1141,1960]" box="[199,1151,1609,1636]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FB3787DFEC8F9E2" bold="true" box="[199,354,1609,1635]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Distribution:</emphasis>
Known only from
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series from Puerto
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,
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,
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.
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<subSubSection id="C3676558FF93FFAB9FB37859FF48F896" pageId="9" pageNumber="64" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BC236D3FF93FFAB9FB37859FF48F896" blockId="9.[151,1437,1141,1960]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">
<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FB37859FE85F906" bold="true" box="[199,303,1645,1671]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Ecology:</emphasis>
Collections of the specimens included in this study were from two bodies of water with similar habitat type. The
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was collected in a lentic body of water close to a swamp with a sandy bottom. This small lake (
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) had abundant riparian and emergent vegetation where specimens were collected near the margin.
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were collected in the same ciénaga (
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) as
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9DC578EEFCF0F972" box="[689,858,1753,1779]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. hyaloderma</emphasis>
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(
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). Nothing is known of their feeding habits.
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9FB37915FEFBF8BA" bold="true" box="[199,337,1825,1851]" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet comes from the common coloration of the body of
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<emphasis id="B909EAC1FF93FFAB9B067916FA8AF8BA" box="[1138,1312,1825,1851]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="64">N. melanosoma</emphasis>
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This name combines two Greek root words, melano- meaning black and soma meaning body. This name then describes the body base coloration that is mostly black, which is an unusual coloration in the family
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, as well as having dark colored patches upon the light colored honeycombing.
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