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The type specimens are deposited in the
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The word “latus” is a Latin adjective which means broad, referring to the very broad male paramere of this species.
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FF44FD23BE1EFD35" bold="true" box="[199,322,690,716]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBC0836FECAFD22BD5FFD34" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[329,515,691,717]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="352" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FECAFD22BD5FFD34" box="[329,515,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Metrocoris latus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FD8FFD22BD3AFD34" bold="true" box="[524,614,691,717]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBC0836FD8FFD22BD3AFD34" box="[524,614,691,717]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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can be identified by the presence of a broad paramere (
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) and the posteriorly concave, conical pygophore of the male (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FD7CFD46BC3EFD08" box="[767,866,727,753]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4M</figureCitation>
); the hind trochanter of the female is posteriorly with a short sparse fringe of setae; the flexor region of the hind femur basally slightly expanded in the female; the mesopleural black stripe is not connected posteriorly with the mesoacetabular black mark and is anteriorly indistinctly connected with the transverse black mark and rarely not connected with the anterior black mark (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FAECFCD2BFE2FC78" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
); the mesopleural yellowish-brown mark reaches up to the sublateral region of the mesosternum medially, the apex extended only posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FD82FC1ABD06FC5C" box="[513,602,907,933]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3218BE8FFBC0831FF44FC3FBEE2FA38" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="353" pageId="11" pageNumber="352" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBC0836FF44FC3FBD06FC14" blockId="11.[151,1437,402,2013]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FF44FC3FBD57FC30" bold="true" box="[199,523,942,969]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Description. Apterous male</emphasis>
(
<typeStatus id="548066C1FFBC0836FD9AFC3EBDDEFC33" box="[537,642,943,970]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
): (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FD18FC3EBC22FC30" box="[667,894,943,969]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Figs. 4A, DG, JO</figureCitation>
). Body length 5.22 (4.125.22, n=5), body width at mesoacetabula 2.38 (1.872.46, n=5).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBC0836FF44FC66BA52F944" blockId="11.[151,1437,402,2013]" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FF44FC66BE4AFBE8" box="[199,278,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Colour</emphasis>
. Dorsum of body black with yellowish-brown marks; broad black mark on head posterosublaterally connected with black mark near eyes (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FDCBFB8ABD8CFBCC" box="[584,720,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Figs. 4A, D</figureCitation>
); median black mark on head slightly bifid posteriorly; antenna and legs dark-brown to black; antennal tubercle black, base of first antennal segment yellowish-brown; rostrum dark-brown to black, except lateral region of first to third segments yellowish-brown; proacetabulum black; pronotum with T-shaped black mark, sublateral mark broad curved downwards, extended laterally and connected to lateral mark of mesonotum (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FE51FB3ABD71FB3C" box="[466,557,1195,1221]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
); small area near anterolateral region of pronotum below eye yellowish-brown, rarely visible; fore femur dorsally and ventrally with broad black stripe connected to apical black ring, extensor region yellowish-brown; mesonotal longitudinal medial and lateral dark marks connected to horizontal black marks anteriorly and posteriorly, sublateral black mark of mesonotum broader than adjacent yellowish-brown mark, not connected posteriorly to black mark between meso- and metanota (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FC1CFAAABCA0FAAC" box="[927,1020,1339,1365]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
); mesopleural black mark anteriorly connected with transverse black mark between propleura and mesopleura, but rarely not connected, posteriorly not connected with black mark of mesoacetabulum (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FD70FA12BC0CFA64" box="[755,848,1411,1437]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
); mesopleural yellowish-brown mark reaches up to sublateral region of mesosternum medially, curl apically; yellowish-brown mark of metanotum linear than black mark between meso- and metanota; yellowish-brown mark on metacetabulum uninterrupted (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FB39FA5ABA50FA1C" box="[1210,1292,1483,1509]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4J</figureCitation>
); area above base of metacetabular region with a small yellowish-brown mark; venter of body black, except mesosternal mark and apical region of abdomen, yellowish-brown; coxa and trochanter of all legs yellowish-brown, except mesolateral region with black mark; mid femur dorsally with long thin brown stripe; area surrounding omphalium reddish brown; dorsum of abdomen black, except posterolateral and apical region of connexivum, transverse mark on tergum VII and borders of tergum VIII yellowish-brown (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FD1FF9EEBDB1F960" box="[668,749,1663,1689]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4J</figureCitation>
); venter of abdomen black, except posterior half of sterna VI and VII yellowish-brown; sternum VIII yellowish-brown, except anteromedially dark-brown to black.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBC0831FF44F956BD0DFE0C" blockId="11.[151,1437,402,2013]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="353" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBC0836FF44F956BEAFF918" box="[199,499,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Structural characteristics.</emphasis>
Body clothed with small black adpressed irregularly arranged setae; venter of body covered with short silvery-white setae; eyes covering anterior 2/5 of propleura (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBC0836FBF1F97ABB8CF8FC" box="[1138,1232,1771,1797]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="352">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
); antenna without characteristic setae; head laterally with four long black setae infront of eyes; eye width smaller than posterior eye width. Pleural region of prothorax posteriorly with few long black setae; fore femur slender, basally with three to four long setae, almost medially with shallow notch; mid femur slightly shorter than hind femur; anteromedian region of mesosternum densely clothed with long setae, prominent in lateral view; mesal region of meso- and metacetabula with thin stripe of short adpressed silvery-white setae. Abdominal terga IVII and connexivum clothed with short silvery-white to golden setae; sternum VII longer than combined length of sterna V and VI; posterior margin of sternum VII concaved (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FE25FF06BEA2FF48" box="[422,510,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4F</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FD97FF07BDFDFF49" bold="true" box="[532,673,150,176]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Terminalia:</emphasis>
Tergum VIII large, length and width subequal, posteriorly fringed with long brown setae, setal length reduced medially (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FC82FF2ABC21FF2C" box="[769,893,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Figs. 4E, J</figureCitation>
); basomedian region of sternum VIII depressed and constricted laterally, lateral margin of sternum VIII convex (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FCE3FF4EBCE9FF00" box="[864,949,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4F</figureCitation>
); sternum VIII slightly shorter than sternum VII; proctiger almost circular (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FE7DFE92BD04FEE4" box="[510,600,259,285]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4L</figureCitation>
), not visible from above; pygophore conical, posteriorly concaved (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FAECFE92BF9EFEB8" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4M</figureCitation>
), pygophore mediolaterally shiny, lateral region with upwardly directed setae (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FBC8FEB6BB89FEB8" box="[1099,1237,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Figs. 4F, M</figureCitation>
); paramere short, apically broad and blunt, sub-reniform, with short sparse setae (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FCF0FEDABC8CFE9C" box="[883,976,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4N</figureCitation>
), slightly visible from outside of genital segments (
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). Endosoma in lateral aspect: proximal region of dorsal sclerite inwardly curved, with short reflex angled process; dorsal sclerite straight medially; accessory apical sclerite absent; accessory dorsal sclerite thin; basal sclerite not crossing lateral sclerite anteriorly; lateral sclerite proximally slightly bend upwards, with angulate tip; ventral sclerite very long (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FE6EBEBEFCEC" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FE6EBE22FDE0" bold="true" box="[199,382,511,537]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Measurements.</emphasis>
Head length 0.54, width 1.49; eye length 0.62, width 0.29, posterior eye width 0.40; synthlipsis 0.63; lengths of antennomeres IIV 2.26, 0.88, 0.65, 0.71. Pronotal length 0.62, width 1.62; combined length of meso- and metanota 1.72; mesosternal length 2.01; metasternal length 0.14. Lengths of leg segments: foreleg: femur 2.32, tibia 1.96, tarsomeres III 0.14, 0.56; mid leg: femur 6.10, tibia 4.38, tarsomeres III 2.30, 0.38; hind leg: femur 6.33, tibia 2.97, tarsomeres III 0.33, 0.40; widths of fore, mid, hind femora 0.37, 0.26, 0.17. Length of abdominal tergum 2.30; length of abdominal sternum 1.72; lengths of abdominal sterna IIVIII 0.03, 0.07, 0.06, 0.08, 0.11, 0.31, 0.29; pygophore length 0.76; combined length of abdominal sterna VVI 0.20; length of abdominal tergum VIII 0.91, width 0.92.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FC8FBECFFCA4" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FC8FBED4FCC1" bold="true" box="[199,392,798,824]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Apterous female</emphasis>
(
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):(
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FD9EFC8EBD90FCC0" box="[541,716,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Figs.4B, C, H,I</figureCitation>
). Body length 3.65 (3.654.50, n=4),body width at mesoacetabula 2.15 (2.152.60, n=4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FCF6BE6EFBE8" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FCF6BE4AFC78" box="[199,278,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Colour</emphasis>
. Similar to apterous male, except for the following characteristics: small area near anterolateral region of pronotum below eye yellowish-brown, visible; dorsum of abdomen black, except tergum VII with yellowish-brown transverse stripe (
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); abdominal sterna IVVII apically with yellowish-brown transverse mark, thickness of the mark gradually increased from sterna IVVII; sternum VII with median longitudinal dark-brown to black hue (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FF1CFC66BE79FBE8" box="[159,293,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Figs. 4C, H</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FB8ABB0CFB58" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FB8ABEB2FBCC" box="[199,494,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Structural characteristics.</emphasis>
Similar to apterous male, except for the following characteristics: genital segments completely concealed under sternum VII (
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); sternum VII almost semicircular, slightly constricted laterally along midway; abdomen short, not reaching apex of hind coxa (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FCF4FBF2BB67FB84" box="[887,1083,1123,1149]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Figs. 4B, C, H, I</figureCitation>
); hind coxa and trochanter not modified, except hind trochanter clothed with short black setae, pronounced apically.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FB3ABEE2FA38" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FB3ABE22FB3C" bold="true" box="[199,382,1195,1221]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Measurements.</emphasis>
Head length 0.61, width 1.19; eye length 0.51, width 0.27, posterior eye width 0.30; synthlipsis 0.50; lengths of antennomeres IIV 1.56, 0.68, 0.70, 0.61. Pronotal length 0.37, width 1.26; combined length of meso- and metanota 1.70; mesosternal length 1.87; metasternal length 0.09. Lengths of leg segments: foreleg: femur 1.72, tibia 1.40, tarsomeres III 0.09, 0.54; mid leg: femur 5.56, tibia 4.19, tarsomeres III 2.18, 0.38; hind leg: femur 5.69, tibia 2.78, tarsomeres III 0.35, 0.40; widths of fore, mid, hind femora 0.23, 0.25, 0.17. Length of abdominal tergum 1.05; length of abdominal sternum 0.88; lengths of abdominal sterna IIVII 0.09, 0.07, 0.07, 0.08, 0.13, 0.44; combined length of abdominal sterna IIVI 0.44; combined length of abdominal sterna VVI 0.22; length of tergum VII 0.07.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3218BE8FFBB0831FF44FA5BBD2CF8D0" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FA5BBB17FA1C" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" box="[199,1099,1482,1509]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FA5BBE3DFA1D" bold="true" box="[199,353,1482,1508]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from East and West Khasi Hills of
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,
<collectingCountry id="F32C98F3FFBB0831FB89FA5ABB1BFA1C" box="[1034,1095,1483,1509]" name="India" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">India</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B84D863FFBB0831FF44FA7FBD2CF8D0" blockId="12.[151,1437,150,1833]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF44FA7FBEEDF9F0" bold="true" box="[199,433,1518,1545]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Comparative notes.</emphasis>
This species belongs to the
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FD6EFA7EBC14F9F0" box="[749,840,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. latus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group.
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FC1CFA7EBB0BF9F0" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[927,1111,1519,1545]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FC1CFA7EBB0BF9F0" box="[927,1111,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Metrocoris latus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FBDCFA7EBBE4F9F0" bold="true" box="[1119,1208,1519,1545]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FBDCFA7EBBE4F9F0" box="[1119,1208,1519,1545]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
shares the character of having the long ventral sclerite and predominantly black thoracic venter with
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FB88F982BB33F9D5" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[1035,1135,1555,1580]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="issaci" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FB88F982BB33F9D5" box="[1035,1135,1555,1580]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. issaci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FBF7F982BB91F9D4" bold="true" box="[1140,1229,1555,1581]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FBF7F982BB91F9D4" box="[1140,1229,1555,1581]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FA83F982BA29F9D4" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[1280,1397,1555,1581]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="josephi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FA83F982BA29F9D4" box="[1280,1397,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. josephi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FAF8F982BF94F9A8" bold="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FAF8F982BF94F9A8" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FF7CF9A6BD61F9A8" authority="Distant, 1910" authorityName="Distant" authorityYear="1910" box="[255,573,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nepalensis">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF7CF9A6BEC7F9A8" box="[255,411,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. nepalensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFAAA592FFBB0831FE20F9A6BD61F9A8" author="Distant, W. L." box="[419,573,1591,1617]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" pagination="140 - 153" refId="ref11793" refString="Distant, W. L. (1910) Some undescribed Gerrinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 8, 5 (26), 140 - 153. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222931008692741" type="journal article" year="1910">Distant, 1910</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. However, the mesosternal yellow mark is absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FB0DF9A6BA75F9A8" authorityName="Distant" authorityYear="1910" box="[1166,1321,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nepalensis">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FB0DF9A6BA75F9A8" box="[1166,1321,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. nepalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and in
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FAFDF9A6BF8BF98D" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="issaci" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FAFDF9A6BF8BF98D" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. issaci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF5EF9CABE6AF98C" bold="true" box="[221,310,1627,1653]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FF5EF9CABE6AF98C" box="[221,310,1627,1653]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FEE9F9CABE83F98C" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[362,479,1627,1653]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="josephi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FEE9F9CABE83F98C" box="[362,479,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. josephi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FE66F9CABD62F98C" bold="true" box="[485,574,1627,1653]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FE66F9CABD62F98C" box="[485,574,1627,1653]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
the apex of mesosternal yellowish-brown mark is extended both upwards and downwards and in
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FEEDF9EEBE96F960" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[366,458,1663,1689]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FEEDF9EEBE96F960" box="[366,458,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. latus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FE51F9EEBD71F960" bold="true" box="[466,557,1663,1689]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FE51F9EEBD71F960" box="[466,557,1663,1689]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
it is only bent downwards and is not extended upwards (
<figureCitation id="1300C4E6FFBB0831FB30F9EEBA51F960" box="[1203,1293,1663,1689]" captionStart="FIGURES 4" captionStartId="13.[151,275,1854,1880]" captionTargetBox="[211,1371,182,1824]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[207,1380,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 4. Metrocoris latus sp. nov., apterous form: A, male, dorsal view; B, female, dorsal view; C, female, ventral view; D, male, lateral view; E, male, abdominal tip, dorsal view; F, male, abdominal tip, ventral view; G, male, abdomen, lateral view; H, female, abdomen, ventral view; I, female, abdomen, dorsal view; J, male, abdomen, dorsal view; K, male, genital capsule, lateral view; L, male, proctiger, dorsal view; M, male, pygophore, dorsal view; N, male, paramere, lateral view; O, male, endosoma, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5792727" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5792727/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FAA2F9EEBF8BF945" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">Metrocoris issaci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF62F932BE61F944" bold="true" box="[225,317,1699,1725]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FF62F932BE61F944" box="[225,317,1699,1725]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FEFAF932BEAEF944" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[377,498,1699,1725]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="josephi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FEFAF932BEAEF944" box="[377,498,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. josephi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FE7FF932BD04F944" bold="true" box="[508,600,1699,1725]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FE7FF932BD04F944" box="[508,600,1699,1725]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, with processes on the hind coxa and the hind trochanter of the female; however, it is absent in
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FE28F956BD4DF918" box="[427,529,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FE28F956BD51F918" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[427,525,1735,1761]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus">M. latus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The paramere is broad in
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FCC0F956BCFDF918" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[835,929,1735,1761]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FCC0F956BCFDF918" box="[835,929,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. latus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and it is falciform in
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FB22F956BA55F919" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[1185,1289,1735,1760]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="issaci" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FB22F956BA55F919" box="[1185,1289,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. issaci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FA91F956BA32F918" bold="true" box="[1298,1390,1735,1761]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FA91F956BA32F918" box="[1298,1390,1735,1761]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FAFDF956BFB4F8FC" authority="Jehamalar &amp; Dash, 2021" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="josephi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FAFDF956BFB4F8FC" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. josephi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FF6CF97ABE15F8FC" bold="true" box="[239,329,1771,1797]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27CB90AFFBB0831FF6CF97ABE15F8FC" box="[239,329,1771,1797]" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FEFCF97ABD46F8FC" box="[383,538,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">M. nepalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The proctiger of the male is almost circular in
<emphasis id="B94F0471FFBB0831FBACF97ABBC8F8FC" box="[1071,1172,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="353">
<taxonomicName id="4C3BA3E0FFBB0831FBACF97ABBD1F8FC" authorityName="Jehamalar &amp; Dash" authorityYear="2021" box="[1071,1165,1771,1797]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Metrocoris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="353" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="latus">M. latus</taxonomicName>
;
</emphasis>
however, it is subovate or elongate in the other compared species.
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