Heleocoris stephanus (Heteroptera: Naucoridae: Laccocorinae), a new species of creeping water bug from Kallada River, Kerala, India
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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9129.16.7.25584-25589Keywords:
Coloration, congeners, genitalia, morphology, upstream, UrukunnuAbstract
A new species of Heleocoris, Stål (1876) was collected from the upstream Kallada River in Kerala, southwestern India. This discovery brings the number of described species for this genus in India to twelve. This species can be diagnosed by the overall body coloration and distinct morphological & genital features. Descriptions including a habitus photograph, ecology, and diagnostic comparisons among congeners are provided.
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