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(
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(
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, 
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), 
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8 Aug. 
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(
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; 
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1 apterous male and 1 apterous female, 
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, 
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, Ba-wang-ling 
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(
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, 
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), 28 
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2017, leg. 
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(
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; 
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1 apterous male and 1 apterous female, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, Xian-nv-xi (
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, 
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), 26 
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, leg. 
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and 
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(
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; 
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1 apterous male and 1 apterous female, 
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, 
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, 
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, Lu-mu-wan 
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(
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, 
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), 22 
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, leg. 
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and 
<collectorName id="26A9C0F8A44CFF2B7CCAF81EFB98F801" box="[965,1137,1937,1964]" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Juan-juan Yuan</collectorName>
(
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)
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; 
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1 apterous male and 1 apterous female, 
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, 
<collectingRegion id="49986BCCA44CFF2B7D0BF83AFD70F87D" box="[516,665,1973,2000]" country="China" name="Hainan" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Hainan Prov.</collectingRegion>
, Wu-zhi-shan 
<collectingMunicipality id="6B873F54A44CFF2B7C35F83AFC82F862" box="[826,875,1973,1999]" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">City</collectingMunicipality>
, 
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(
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, 
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), 
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<collectingDate id="EFA67A06A44CFF2B7F98F856FECDF85E" box="[151,292,2009,2036]" pageId="3" pageNumber="90" value="2017-08-05">
5 Aug. 
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, 579 m, leg. 
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(
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)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44EFF297F98F9E8FEFAF9D2" bold="true" box="[151,275,1639,1663]" pageId="1" pageNumber="88">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Habitus of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44EFF297E84F9E8FDB3F9D2" box="[395,602,1639,1663]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="88">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
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in dorsal view. A. holotype, apterous female; B. paratype, apterous male. Scale bar = 3 mm.
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</caption>
<caption id="DF23F5A6A44DFF2A7F98F81DFF04F85C" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" ID-Zenodo-Dep="10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="89" startId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" targetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" targetPageId="2" targetType="figure">
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44DFF2A7F98F81DFEFDF807" bold="true" box="[151,276,1938,1962]" pageId="2" pageNumber="89">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Photographs of bodies of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44DFF2A7D29F81DFD75F807" box="[550,668,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="89">Pleciobates</emphasis>
spp. A
</taxonomicName>
–C. 
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, holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44DFF2A7D10F838FD5EF863" box="[543,695,1974,1998]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="89">P. tuberculatus</emphasis>
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, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44CFF2B7F98F9B7FEFBF9FD" bold="true" box="[151,274,1592,1616]" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Morphological features of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44CFF2B7D2BF9B7FD1BF9FD" box="[548,754,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="90">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
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, apterous female. A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm.
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44BFF2C7F98F8CCFEFDF8F6" bold="true" box="[151,276,1859,1883]" pageId="4" pageNumber="91">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Photographs of bodies of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44BFF2C7D2DF8CCFD1BF8F6" box="[546,754,1859,1883]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="91">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
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, paratype, apterous male. A. dorsal view; B. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44AFF2D7F98F919FEFAF902" bold="true" box="[151,275,1686,1711]" pageId="5" pageNumber="92">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Morphological features of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA44AFF2D7D25F919FD13F903" box="[554,762,1686,1710]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="92">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
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, apterous male. A. pygophore, ventral view; B. proctiger, dorsal view; C. endosoma, lateral view; D. left paramere, lateral view; as = apical sclerite, ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, vp = ventral projection, vs = ventral sclerite. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA44AFF2D7FC8F8C7FB61F862" blockId="5.[151,1436,1864,2001]" pageId="5" pageNumber="92">
<emphasis id="B928793CA44AFF2D7FC8F8C7FDBDF8CF" bold="true" box="[199,596,1864,1890]" pageId="5" pageNumber="92">Comparative material examined.</emphasis>
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, 
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(
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); 7 apterous males and 6 apterous females, 
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, 
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, 
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, leg. 
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7F98FB17FEFCFB1D" bold="true" box="[151,277,1176,1200]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7E12FB17FE06FB1D" box="[285,495,1176,1200]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
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, live habitus in situ. A. Habitat of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7CB8FB16FBCCFB1D" box="[951,1061,1176,1200]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">P. herczeki</emphasis>
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, a broad stream with rocks submerged in water; B. a group of adults and nymphs resting on rock; C. a nymph and an adult male resting on rock; D. a nymph resting on rock; E. an adult female resting on rock. Images not to scale.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C346F6A5A449FF2F7FC8FACAFB53FF78" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="94" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7FC8FACAFEABFAF2" bold="true" box="[199,322,1349,1375]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
In female, mesonotum and metanotum without distinct median longitudinal sulcus (
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, 
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, 
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); tubercle on posterior margin of metanotum well developed (
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, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7B0CFAE6FBA1FA2E" box="[1027,1096,1385,1411]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">3B–C</figureCitation>
); posterior margin of sternite VII evenly concave (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7E87FA02FE0FFA0A" box="[392,486,1421,1447]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Figs 2C</figureCitation>
, 
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); genitalic segments relatively short, reaching less than one-third the length of the connexical processes on abdominal segment VI, gonapophyses processes not exposed (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7BB4FA3EFAD4FA66" box="[1211,1341,1457,1483]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Figs 2A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7A43FA3EFA79FA66" box="[1356,1424,1457,1483]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">3D–F</figureCitation>
). In male, posterior part of the mesonotum with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus, metanotum with distinct median longitudinal sulcus (
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, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7D4EFA76FD81F9BE" box="[577,616,1529,1555]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1859,1883]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,176,1835]" captionTargetId="figure-27@4.[151,1436,176,1835]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., paratype, apterous male. A. dorsal view; B. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280565" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280565/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">4A</figureCitation>
); pygophore with a pair of distinctly pointed lateral lobes, posterolateral corners of the basal part angular and elongate in lateral aspect (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7C57F992FC5AF995" box="[856,947,1565,1592]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1686,1710]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,180,1659]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1435,176,1663]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous male. A. pygophore, ventral view; B. proctiger, dorsal view; C. endosoma, lateral view; D. left paramere, lateral view; as = apical sclerite, ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, vp = ventral projection, vs = ventral sclerite. Scale bar = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280569/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
); proctiger relatively narrow on the anterior and posterior parts, gradually widened on posterior one-third, laterally with a pair of blunt lobes directed slightly downwards (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA449FF2E7E27F9EAFE69F92D" box="[296,384,1637,1664]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1686,1710]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,180,1659]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1435,176,1663]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous male. A. pygophore, ventral view; B. proctiger, dorsal view; C. endosoma, lateral view; D. left paramere, lateral view; as = apical sclerite, ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, vp = ventral projection, vs = ventral sclerite. Scale bar = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280569/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA449FF2F7FC8F906FB53FF78" blockId="6.[151,1437,1349,2024]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="94" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7FC8F906FE58F90E" bold="true" box="[199,433,1673,1699]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Comparative notes.</emphasis>
Species of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7D3AF906FD51F90E" box="[565,696,1673,1699]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are quite similar to each other, with the diagnostic characteristics among the different species involving modifications to abdominal segment VII in the female, and the genitalic structures of the male. The female of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7D57F95EFCA8F946" box="[600,833,1745,1771]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates herczeki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7C42F95EFC43F946" bold="true" box="[845,938,1745,1771]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BC447A449FF2E7C42F95EFC43F946" box="[845,938,1745,1771]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
can be easily distinguished from all other congeneric species by having the evenly concave hind margin of abdominal sternite VII (
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, 
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). The hind margin of sternite VII of the female is more abruptly emarginated in 
<taxonomicName id="4C5CDEADA449FF2E7CA9F896FAA1F89E" authority="Esaki, 1930" authorityName="Esaki" authorityYear="1930" box="[934,1352,1817,1843]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Pleciobates" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7CA9F896FB52F89E" box="[934,1211,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates tuberculatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
(
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) and only along a median “V” shape notch in 
<taxonomicName id="4C5CDEADA449FF2E7DC7F8B2FB24F8FA" authority="Zettel &amp; Chen, 1996" authorityName="Zettel &amp; Chen" authorityYear="1996" box="[712,1229,1853,1879]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Pleciobates" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vietnamensis">
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7DC7F8B2FC08F8FA" box="[712,993,1853,1879]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates vietnamensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFCDD8DFA449FF2E7CE8F8B2FB24F8FA" author="Zettel, H. &amp; Chen, P. P." box="[999,1229,1853,1879]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" pagination="149 - 182" refId="ref3574" refString="Zettel, H. &amp; Chen, P. P. (1996) Beitrag zur Taxonomie und Faunistik der Gerridae Vietnams mit Neubeschreibungen der Gattung Andersenius gen. nov. aus der Unterfamilie Ptilomerinae und weiterer Arten (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerridae). Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 5, 149 - 182." type="journal article" year="1996">Zettel &amp; Chen, 1996</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
; is almost straight, not concave, in the other three species (i.e., 
<taxonomicName id="4C5CDEADA449FF2E7D82F8EEFAE4F8D6" authority="Jehamalar, Basu &amp; Zettel, 2014" authorityName="Jehamalar, Basu &amp; Zettel" authorityYear="2014" box="[653,1293,1889,1915]" class="Insecta" family="Gerridae" genus="Pleciobates" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bengalensis">
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7D82F8EEFC72F8D6" box="[653,923,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates bengalensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFCDD8DFA449FF2E7CABF8EEFAE4F8D6" author="Jehamalar, E. E. &amp; Chandra, K. &amp; Zettel, H. &amp; Basu, S. &amp; Barman, B. &amp; Gupta, S. &amp; Subramanian, K. A." box="[932,1293,1889,1915]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" pagination="435 - 445" refId="ref3418" refString="Jehamalar, E. E., Chandra, K., Zettel, H., Basu, S., Barman, B., Gupta, S. &amp; Subramanian, K. A. (2014) Two new species of Pleciobates (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) from India, with a key to the species of Pleciobates. Zootaxa, 3866 (3), 435 - 445. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3866.3.7" type="journal article" year="2014">Jehamalar, Basu &amp; Zettel, 2014</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7A15F8EEFF16F832" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates expositus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFCDD8DFA449FF2E7E05F80AFD4BF832" author="Jehamalar, E. E. &amp; Chandra, K. &amp; Zettel, H. &amp; Basu, S. &amp; Barman, B. &amp; Gupta, S. &amp; Subramanian, K. A." box="[266,674,1925,1951]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" pagination="435 - 445" refId="ref3418" refString="Jehamalar, E. E., Chandra, K., Zettel, H., Basu, S., Barman, B., Gupta, S. &amp; Subramanian, K. A. (2014) Two new species of Pleciobates (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) from India, with a key to the species of Pleciobates. Zootaxa, 3866 (3), 435 - 445. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3866.3.7" type="journal article" year="2014">Jehamalar, Chandra &amp; Zettel, 2014</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7DEFF80AFC18F832" box="[736,1009,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">Pleciobates pacholatkoi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFCDD8DFA449FF2E7CF3F80AFB18F832" author="Zettel, H. &amp; Chen, P. P." box="[1020,1265,1925,1951]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" pagination="149 - 182" refId="ref3574" refString="Zettel, H. &amp; Chen, P. P. (1996) Beitrag zur Taxonomie und Faunistik der Gerridae Vietnams mit Neubeschreibungen der Gattung Andersenius gen. nov. aus der Unterfamilie Ptilomerinae und weiterer Arten (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerridae). Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde Dresden, 5, 149 - 182." type="journal article" year="1996">Zettel &amp; Chen, 1996</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
). Female of 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7A87F809FF1AF86E" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">P. herczeki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7FF6F826FEBBF86E" bold="true" box="[249,338,1961,1987]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BC447A449FF2E7FF6F826FEBBF86E" box="[249,338,1961,1987]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is mostly similar to 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7D3DF825FD39F86E" box="[562,720,1961,1987]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">P. pacholatkoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, however, males of the two species show differences in genitalic structures: in 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7E39F841FE58F84A" box="[310,433,1997,2023]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">P. herczeki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B928793CA449FF2E7EB3F842FDF0F84A" bold="true" box="[444,537,1997,2023]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BC447A449FF2E7EB3F842FDF0F84A" box="[444,537,1997,2023]" pageId="6" pageNumber="93" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the paramere is not constricted on apex part (
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), while it is relatively constricted in 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7E37FF18FE30FF1C" box="[312,473,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">P. pacholatkoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; in 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7D08FF18FD96FF1C" box="[519,639,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">P. herczeki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7D87FF18FD0AFF1C" bold="true" box="[648,739,151,177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21BC447A448FF2F7D87FF18FD0AFF1C" box="[648,739,151,177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, endosoma has an angular ventral projection (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7BE0FF18FAA1FF1C" box="[1263,1352,150,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1686,1710]" captionTargetBox="[155,1431,180,1659]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1435,176,1663]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous male. A. pygophore, ventral view; B. proctiger, dorsal view; C. endosoma, lateral view; D. left paramere, lateral view; as = apical sclerite, ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, vp = ventral projection, vs = ventral sclerite. Scale bar = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280569" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280569/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
), while the ventral projection is relatively blunt in 
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<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7D7AFF34FCFCFF78" box="[629,789,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">P. pacholatkoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Fig. 
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).
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<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FF51FA9AFE7C" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7FC8FF51FDDBFF55" bold="true" box="[199,562,222,248]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Description. Apterous female.</emphasis>
Measurements. Body length 6.37–7.08, width 2.43–2.72, head width 1.19– 1.31, interocular width 0.41–0.49, eye length (dorsal view) 0.52–0.57; relative lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 2.57–2.89: 0.79–0.87: 0.95–1.04: 0.69–0.78; pronotum: length 0.66–0.75, width 1.35–1.51; mesonotum: length 2.19–2.29, width 2.43–2.55; metanotum: length 0.85–0.94, width 2.37–2.49; connexival process length 0.76–0.88; abdomen length (ventral view) 2.49–2.51; abdominal sternum VII: length 0.73–0.76, width 1.51–1.59; relative lengths of leg segments (femur: tibia: tarsal segment I: tarsal segment II): fore leg: 2.97–3.07: 2.24–2.31: 1.02–1.06: 0.74–0.78, middle leg: 8.38–9.35: 4.49–5.23: 1.76–2.13: 0.29–0.39, hind leg: 7.81–8.92: 2.56–2.91: 0.11–0.13.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FE54FB30FC94" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Coloration. Quite typical for the genus as described by 
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Jehamalar 
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. (2014)
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. Median black spot of head reduced, indistinctly bifid or dissolving into smaller spots posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7CCEFE70FBC9FDB4" box="[961,1056,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,250,1639,1663]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,186,1606]" captionTargetId="figure-19@1.[151,1436,176,1616]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Habitus of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov. in dorsal view. A. holotype, apterous female; B. paratype, apterous male. Scale bar = 3 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280557/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7B20FE70FBBAFDB4" box="[1071,1107,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">2A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7B6EFE70FB6EFDB4" box="[1121,1159,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3A</figureCitation>
). Rostrum I blackish on basal part, brownish-yellow on apical part; rostrum II brownish yellow; rostrum III chiefly blackish except brownish yellowish on basal part; rostrum IV blackish (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7DA0FDC8FCE3FDCC" box="[687,778,583,609]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). Dorsum of the body clothed with minute silvery white pubescence, midline of mesonotum and metanotum without obvious pubescence (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7B26FDE4FB6AFD28" box="[1065,1155,619,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). Pronotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow spot, mesonotum and metanotum completely black (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7B52FD00FB55FD04" box="[1117,1212,655,681]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,250,1639,1663]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,186,1606]" captionTargetId="figure-19@1.[151,1436,176,1616]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Habitus of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov. in dorsal view. A. holotype, apterous female; B. paratype, apterous male. Scale bar = 3 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280557/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7BC5FD00FB07FD04" box="[1226,1262,655,681]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">2A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7BF3FD00FAC8FD04" box="[1276,1313,655,681]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3A</figureCitation>
). Posterior region of acetabula brownish-yellow. Coxa and trochanter of all legs brownish-yellow; fore femur yellowish with two blackish broad stripes fused apically; fore tibia and fore tarsus black; middle and hind legs mainly blackish except the basal area of middle femur brownish (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7DD3FD74FCD0FCB8" box="[732,825,763,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,250,1639,1663]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,186,1606]" captionTargetId="figure-19@1.[151,1436,176,1616]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Habitus of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov. in dorsal view. A. holotype, apterous female; B. paratype, apterous male. Scale bar = 3 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280557/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
). Connexiva dorsally blackish. Mesosternum chiefly blackish with a median subtriangular yellowish spot. Abdominal venter light yellowish (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7B7CFC90FB25FC94" box="[1139,1228,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FCCCFE64FBBC" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Body structure. Mesonotum and metanotum without distinct median longitudinal sulcus (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7BC6FCCCFAC1FCF0" box="[1225,1320,835,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="1.[151,250,1639,1663]" captionTargetBox="[161,1426,186,1606]" captionTargetId="figure-19@1.[151,1436,176,1616]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="FIGURE 1. Habitus of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov. in dorsal view. A. holotype, apterous female; B. paratype, apterous male. Scale bar = 3 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280557/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 1A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7A38FCCCFAB2FCF0" box="[1335,1371,835,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">2A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7A65FCCCFA66FCF0" box="[1386,1423,835,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3A</figureCitation>
). Tubercle on posterior margin of metanotum well developed, directed upwards, blunt and with setae on apex, reaching anterior margin of abdominal mediotergite II (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7D95FC04FD1FFC08" box="[666,758,907,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 2B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7C0EFC04FCAFFC08" box="[769,838,907,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3B–C</figureCitation>
); posterior margin of the sternum VII slightly curved. Posterior margin of each connexival segment VI with elongate process, also with setae on lateral and apical part and directing downwards (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7ECDFC5CFDA8FC40" box="[450,577,979,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 2A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7D43FC5CFD79FC40" box="[588,656,979,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3D–F</figureCitation>
). Posterior margin of sternite VII evenly concave, taking the shape of a curve (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7FF7FC78FEBAFBBC" box="[248,339,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 2C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7E50FC78FE69FBBC" box="[351,384,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3F</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FB94FBC2FBF4" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Genitalia. Genitalic segments relatively short, not reaching the apex one third of the connexical process of abdominal segment VI, gonapophyses processes not exposed (
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7C5EFBB0FC39FBF4" box="[849,976,1087,1113]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1938,1962]" captionTargetBox="[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-27@2.[235,1353,176,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 2. Photographs of bodies of Pleciobates spp. A–C. P. herczeki sp. nov., holotype, apterous female: A. dorsal view; B. lateral view; C. ventral view. D–E. P. tuberculatus Esaki, 1930, apterous female: D. dorsal view; E. ventral view. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280561" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280561/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Figs 2A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="1367B9ABA448FF2F7CD4FBB0FBF7FBF4" box="[987,1054,1087,1113]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1592,1616]" captionTargetBox="[191,1410,182,1562]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[161,1425,173,1571]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Morphological features of Pleciobates herczeki sp. nov., apterous female.A. body in dorsal view; B. body in lateral view; C. hind margin of metanotum, lateral view; D. abdominal end, lateral view; E. abdominal end, dorsal view; F. abdominal end, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B= 1 mm; C–F = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10280563" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10280563/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">3D–F</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FBEDFC5AFA9C" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
<emphasis id="B928793CA448FF2F7FC8FBEDFE96FBD0" bold="true" box="[199,383,1122,1149]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">Apterous male.</emphasis>
Measurements. Body length 6.94–6.98, width 1.93–1.94, head width 1.16–1.18, interocular width 0.42–0.47, eye length (dorsal view) 0.53–0.55; relative lengths of antennal segments I–IV: 3.08–3.09: 0.71– 0.76: 1.04–1.15: 0.75–0.81; pronotum: length 0.68–0.69, width 1.31–1.41; mesonotum: length 2.23–2.24, width 1.93–1.94; metanotum: length 0.56–0.64, width 1.84–1.9; relative lengths of leg segments (femur: tibia: tarsal segment I: tarsal segment II): fore leg: 3.23–3.52: 2.51–2.65: 0.92–0.94: 0.55–0.58, middle leg: 9.94–10.29: 4.69– 4.72: 1.89–1.91: 0.41–0.43, hind leg: 8.79–9.35: 0.43–0.51: 0.12–0.13.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8FAB4FB25F934" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Coloration. Quite typical for the genus as described by 
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Jehamalar 
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. (2014)
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. Median black spot of head reduced, indistinctly bifid or dissolving in smaller spots posteriorly (
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, 
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). Rostrum I blackish on basal part, brownish-yellow on the apical part; rostrum II brownish yellow; rostrum III chiefly blackish except brownish yellowish on basal part; rostrum IV blackish. Dorsum of body clothed with minute silvery white pubescence, midline of mesonotum and metanotum without obvious pubescence (
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). Pronotum mainly black with a median brownish-yellow spot, mesonotum and metanotum completely black (
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, 
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). Posterior region of the acetabula brownish-yellow. Coxa and trochanter of all legs brownish-yellow; fore femur yellowish with two blackish broad stripes fused apically; fore tibia and fore tarsus blackish; middle and hind legs mainly blackish except the basal area of middle femur brownish (
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). Connexiva dorsally blackish. Mesosternum chiefly blackish with a median subtriangular yellowish spot, narrower than female. Abdominal venter light yellowish (
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).
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<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8F92CFDD2F94C" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Body structure. Posterior part of mesonotum with indistinct median longitudinal sulcus, metanota with distinct median longitudinal sulcus (
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).
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<paragraph id="8BE3A52EA448FF2F7FC8F964FEACF814" blockId="7.[151,1437,150,1977]" pageId="7" pageNumber="94">
Genitalia. Pygophore with a pair of distinctly pointed lateral lobes, basal part angular and elongate in lateral aspect (
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). Proctiger relatively narrow on the anterior and posterior parts, gradually widened on posterior one-third, laterally with a pair of blunt lobes slightly directed downwards (
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). Endosoma structure as shown in the line drawing (
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), ventral projection with a distinct sharp angle. Paramere widened and curved on basal part, gradually tapering across the apex, apex of the paramere slightly curved, not constricted, with several short setae (
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).
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<emphasis id="B928793CA447FF207FC8FF18FEA7FF1C" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,177]" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named in honor of Aleksander Herczek for his contributions to the taxonomic study of Heteroptera, on the occasion of his 70 
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birthday.
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<emphasis id="B928793CA447FF207FC8FF51FE2DFF54" bold="true" box="[199,452,222,249]" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Biology and Ecology.</emphasis>
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typically inhabits clear, small to medium streams, living in areas with rocks protruding from the surface of the water (
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). The habits of this species are similar with those of 
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Esaki, 1923
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, they usually climb onto the rocks when they are resting (
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), and when predators approach, they will quickly jump into the water and stride against the wave swiftly.
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<emphasis id="B928793CA447FF207FC8FEE1FE88FE25" bold="true" box="[199,353,366,392]" pageId="8" pageNumber="95">Distribution.</emphasis>
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: 
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(
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).
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