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CC718783AF04FF93FF5CCA8061BB9D26.text	CC718783AF04FF93FF5CCA8061BB9D26.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metrocoris morsei	<div><p>Metrocoris morsei sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 1A–M)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype. ♂, (apt.): INDIA, Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, Nicobar District, Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR), Nature Trail, 348 ft [106.1 m], N 07°00.202’, E 093°52.821’, 10.x.2010, Coll: E. Eyarin Jehamalar.</p><p>Paratypes. Same data as that of holotype 3 ♂, 4 ♀; GNBR, Laxmi Nagar, 367 ft [111.8 m], N 6°53.375’, E 93°53.178’, 25.x.2010, 1 ♀; Gandhi Nagar, 298 ft [90.8 m], N 6°50.215’, E 93°53.181’, 25.iii.2012, 2 ♂, 2 ♀; Nature Trail, 619 ft [188.6 m], N 6°59.954’, E 93°52.149’, 30.iii.2012, 6 ♂,7 ♀; East West Road 19th Km, Galathea tributary, 208 ft [63.3 m], N 6°58.831’, E 93°51.044’, 3.iv.2012, 1 ♂; Govind Nagar 10th Km, 351 ft [106.9 m], N 7°00.292’, E 93°53.017’, 9.iv.2012, 2 ♂, 4 ♀; Afra Bay, 113 ft [34.4 m], N 7°11.040’, E 93°44.184’, 15.iv.2012, 1 ♂; Macropterous form unknown. All materials were collected from streams of INDIA, Great Nicobar, GNBR, by E. Eyarin Jehamalar.</p><p>Diagnosis. The smaller body size, posterior margin of eyes almost reaching anterior mesopleura but not fully overlapping the proplura (Fig. 1A, F), slender fore femur, posterior median notch of male 8th tergum (Fig. 1J), falciform male paramere with pointed apex (Fig. 1E), medially convexed male proctiger (Fig. 1L), distinct colour pattern on thorax (Fig. 1A), swollen second mid tarsus (Fig. 1B), are the diagnostic features of Metrocoris morsei sp. nov.</p><p>Description. Apterous male (Holotype). (Figures A–G, J–L). Body length 3.26, range 2.85–3.5 (n=5), width (across mesoacetabula) 1.5, range 1.41–1.56 (n=5).</p><p>Colour. Yellow with prominent black stripes; interocular dark mark confined to anterior part of head, posterior part yellow; inner margin of eyes dark; basal 1/3 of first antennal segment yellow, remaining segments black; rostrum yellow, apical half of third and entire fourth segment piceous to black and shiny; body venter yellow, along the anterior portion of mesoacetabular suture with black stripe; pronotum with T-shaped stripe, central stripe very broad, lateral stripe united to sublateral and lateral stripe of mesonotum; mesonotum with thin median longitudinal stripe and broad sublateral stripe mostly connected to anterior transverse stripe of metanotum; longitudinal stripe of mesopleuron very short and confined only on anterior region (Fig. 1F), in some specimens sometimes reaching up to middle of mesopleura; mesoacetabular short stripe obscure; yellow part of metacetabulum not interrupted medially; fore, mid, and hind coxa, and trochanter yellow; fore femur black except base, yellow; mid and hind femur, tibia, and tarsus black except base of antero-lateral region of mid femur, yellowish brown; transverse stripe between mesonotum and metanotum angulated near middle anteriorly (Fig. 1A); abdomen fully black except abdominal segments six and seven, yellowish.</p><p>Structural characters. Head length 0.38, width 1.09, minimum interocular width 0.39; eye length 0.61, eye width 0.28, posterior eye width 0.43, eyes overlapping more than ¾ of propleura (Fig. 1F); antennal length I-IV 0.86, 0.57, 0.73, 0.59; rostral length III and IV together 0.4; head near to the anterior margin of eyes with few short setae; sub-apex of first antennal segment with a single setae little longer than few short erected setae of fourth antennal segment; rostrum surpassing the base of fore trochanter; first two rostral segments with piceous pubescence.</p><p>Pronotal length 0.28, width 1.02; lower margin of fore trochanter with three long setae and fringed with numerous setae; fore femur linear, slightly curved, base with a single long setae and two short setae, without any teeth underside apically; apical process of fore tibia prominent; second mid tarsus stout; pronotum slightly narrower than head; anterior and posterior margin of pronotum slightly sinuated; omphalium prominent and found on apex of reduced spindle shaped metasternum; Legs measurements: Range is given in parenthesis (n=5). Fore femur length 1.44 (1.16–1.53), width 0.2 (0.18–0.21); fore tibial length 1.23 (1.05–1.32); fore tarsus I 0.07 (0.06– 0.08); fore tarsus II 0.4 (0.34–0.44); mid femur length 3.86 (3.68–3.93), width 0.18 (0.18–0.19); mid tibia 2.85 (2.81–2.97); mid tarsus I 1.22 (1.2–1.28); mid tarsus II 0.23 (0.21–0.23); hind trochanter length 0.41 (0.39–0.44); hind femur length 3.78 (3.68–3.91), width 0.12 (0.11–0.12); hind tibia 2.01 (1.91–2.05); hind tarsus I 0.28 (0.26– 0.28), hind tarsus II 0.26 (0.25–0.27); hind femur slightly bend inwards; dorsum of abdomen clothed with short shiny golden hair; venter of abdomen densely clothed with pale yellow hairs; dorsum of dissected abdominal segment eight medially sinuated posteriorly (Fig. 1J); paramere falciform with acute apex (Fig. 1E); tergum VIII shiny without fringes of long hairs on posterior margin; length of abdominal tergite VIII 0.24, width 0.35.</p><p>Apterous female (Figs. 1H, I). Body length 3.32 range 3.22–3.37 (n=5), width (across mesoacetabula) 1.82 range 1.77–1.87 (n=5). Colour and structural characters similar to holotype with the following exceptions:</p><p>Lower margin of fore trochanter with seven long setae and basal fore femur with three long setae; seventh abdominal sternum of female longer than combined length of preceding abdominal sternites; tergum six, seven, eight half-yellowish; hind trochanter not hiding abdominal segment eight laterally.</p><p>Structural characters: Mean of five specimens are given and for legs range given in square brackets.</p><p>Head length 0.44, width 1.14, minimum interocular width 0.41; eye length 0.59, eye width 0.28, posterior eye width 0.41; antennal length I-IV 0.95, 0.55, 0.72, 0.59; rostral length III, IV 0.4, 0.17; pronotal length 0.26, width 1.11. Legs measurements: Fore femur length 1.34 [1.15–1.41], width 0.21 [0.19–0.21]; fore tibial length 1.25 [1.21–1.3]; fore tarsus I 0.08 [0.04–0.1]; fore tarsus II 0.41 [0.39–0.44]; mid femur length 3.86 [3.66–4.02], width 0.19 [0.18–0.19]; mid tibia 3.0 [2.94–3.09]; mid tarsus I 1.37 [1.31–1.42]; mid tarsus II 0.22 [0.19–0.22]; hind trochanter length 0.46 [0.43–0.47]; hind femur length 3.84 [3.64–4.0], width 0.12 [0.11–0.12]; hind tibia 2.17 [2.12–2.2]; hind tarsus I 0.30 [0.29–0.32]; hind tarsus II 0.27 [0.26–0.27]; combined length of abdominal sternites II–VI 0.33; sternite VI 0.10; sternite VII 0.44; sternite VIII 0.08.</p><p>Repository. The type specimens are deposited in the Central Entomological Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata. Holotype Reg. No. 3026/H15, Paratypes Reg. No. 3027/H15 to 3033/H15.</p><p>Etymology. This species is dedicated to Dr. John C. Morse, Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, for teaching the first author about aquatic insects, for sending literatures, for encouragement, and timely and valuable help rendered by him.</p><p>Comparative notes. M. morsei sp. nov. does not match any of the known species groups, and thus forms a separate species group. The eye structure is close to M. hungerfordi den Boer, 1965 which has eyes fully covering the propleura; however, in M. morsei sp. nov. the eyes do not fully cover the propleura. Endosomal structures are similar to M. philippinensis species group, but other morphological characters do not match M. morsei sp. nov. Metrocoris morsei species group is characterized by small body size, linear fore femur with no notch or tooth on the venter, eighth tergum of male laterally hidden by hind trochanter, stout second mid tarsus, falciform paramere, sternum seven of female not covering the abdomen ventrally, and male abdominal segment eight cylindrical with a median notch posteriorly.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC718783AF04FF93FF5CCA8061BB9D26	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jehamalar, E. Eyarin;Chandra, Kailash	Jehamalar, E. Eyarin, Chandra, Kailash (2013): Two new species of Metrocoris Mayr (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from India. Zootaxa 3734 (1): 63-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.7
CC718783AF06FF98FF5CCEFC64FE9DE1.text	CC718783AF06FF98FF5CCEFC64FE9DE1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metrocoris shillongensis	<div><p>Metrocoris shillongensis sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs. 2A–L)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype. ♂, (mac.): INDIA, Meghalaya, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong, Botanical Garden, 4885 ft [1488.94 m], N 25°34’33.19’’, E 91°53’12.76’’, 30.vii.1960, Coll. S.N. Prasad.</p><p>Paratypes. Same data as that of holotype 1 (mac.) ♀, 2 (apt.) ♀; INDIA, Meghalaya, Ri-Bhoi District, Barapani (near Khwan Village) between mile stone 57-58 on Guwahati-Shillong Road, (ca 8 miles away from Shillong) from a stream, 4229 ft [1288.99 m], N 25°37’19.49’’, E 91°52’54.23’’, 19.i.1961, 1 (apt.) ♂, 3 (apt.) ♀ Coll: J.K. Sen.</p><p>Diagnosis. Incrassated male fore femur with a small single tooth in the middle of indentation between two protuberances on the inner sub apex, inner margin of fore femur distinctly bisinuated (Fig. 2E); fore tibia of male inwardly curved; distinctive male paramere (Figs. 2H); distinctly shaped male proctiger (Fig. 2J); finger-shaped projection on postero-lateral margin of female sternum VII (Fig. 2K).</p><p>Description. Macropterous male (Holotype). (Figs. 2E–J) n=1, Body length 6.61, width (across mesoacetabula) 3.2.</p><p>Colour. Yellowish brown with prominent black stripe; interocular rectangular dark stripe anteriorly bifid, posteriorly connected to dark stripe of inner margin of eyes; antennal sockets, tylus and posterior part of rostrum, lateral region of fore coxa, anterior region of mesosternum near fore trochanter, along anterior portion of mesoacetabular suture piceous; antenna dark brown except at base of first segment yellow; legs dark brown, middle and hind femur with dark longitudinal stripe on lateral margin; external face of fore femur with large dark mark, connected to apical dark ring posteriorly, and anterior portion yellowish brown; body venter yellowish brown; antero-lateral margin of pronotum near to posterior margin of eye with yellow hue; anterior margin of pronotum with transverse piceous stripe, curving downwards laterally and reaches upto humeral angle, in dorsal aspect lateral stripe appearing interrupted above humeral angle; pronotal lobe with median longitudinal stripe and pair of broad lateral stripe confluent near apex, its free end running beyond humeral angle; longitudinal stripe of mesopleuron long, not connected with anterior margin and short mesoacetabular stripe; posterior part of pronotal lobe slightly ridged along median stripe; wings dark brown.</p><p>Structural characters. Head length 0.75, width 1.84, minimum interocular width 0.7; eye width 0.8, posterior eye width 0.55; antennal length I–IV 2.62, 1.33, 0.99, 0.71; rostral length III, IV 0.7, 0.31; pronotal lobe length 3.66, width 2.8. Legs measurements: Fore femur length 3.38, width 0.83; inner margin of fore trochanter, inner margin of basal margin of fore femur and posterior part of inner fore tibia fringed with numerous short hairs; fore tibial length 2.56; fore tarsus I 0.15; fore tarsus II 1.11; hind trochanter length 0.83, hind trochanter without conspicuous long brown hairs (other leg parts broken); posterior margin of abdominal segment eight without prominent fringe of long hairs (Fig. 2I), length of abdominal tergites VIII 0.66, width 1.06; paramere falciform with blunt tip (Fig. 2H); endosoma as in Fig. 2G; length of basal part of hemelytra 3.77.</p><p>Apterous male (Paratypes). (n=1), Body length 5.66, width (across mesoacetabula) 2.57.</p><p>Colour. General colour as macropterous, some exceptions and the thoracic colour pattern of apterous form is given here: interocular dark mark posteriorly connected to longitudinal dark mark of pronotum and laterally to dark stripe of inner margin of eyes; anterior margin of pronotum near to posterior eye yellow, pronotum with T-shaped stripe, lateral pronotal stripe very broad, confluent to lateral stripe of mesonotum in lateral aspect; mesonotum with median longitudinal stripe, broad sublateral stripe not connected to transverse stripe of anterior region of metanotum, lateral pronotal stripe very broad, confluent to lateral stripe of metanotum; longitudinal stripe of mesopleuron long, running throughout its length, not interrupted adjacent to metathoracic spiracle; anterior transverse stripe of metanotum laterally confluent with posterior stripe of metanotum; yellow mark of metacetabulum not interrupted; external face of fore femur with large black mark, connected to apical dark ring posteriorly; abdominal tergum one with pair of yellow stripe, segments three to eight lower region yellow.</p><p>Structural characters. Head length 0.73, width 1.62, minimum interocular width 0.6; eye length 0.75, eye width 0.37, posterior eye width 0.42, eyes overlapping more than 1/3 of propleura; antennal length I-IV 2.02, 1.07, 0.77, 0.55; rostral length III, IV 0.62, 0.2; head with seven to nine long brown setae along inner margin of eyes.</p><p>Pronotal length 0.62, width 1.64; Legs measurements: fore femur length 2.7, width 0.65; fore tibial length 2.23; fore tarsus I 0.1; fore tarsus II 1.04; hind trochanter length 0.59; hind femur length 6.63, width 0.18; length of abdominal tergites VIII 0.77, width 1.1. Other characters similar to holotype.</p><p>Apterous female (Figs. 2A, D, K, L). The measurements are given as mean value of 5 female specimens followed by range in square brackets. Body length 5.09 [4.76–5.24], width (across mesoacetabula) 2.95 [2.83– 3.17]. Colour and structural characters similar to holotype and apterous male with the following exceptions:</p><p>Body length of females little smaller than males; fore femur linear; lower margin of fore trochanter with four long setae and lower margin of fore femur with nine long setae from base up to middle; seventh abdominal sternum of female longer than combined length of preceding abdominal segments, tergum II to VII yellowish brown on posterior region, yellowish brown hue on tergite seven in middle intruded anteriorly over the black mark (Fig. 2A); tergite VIII black; specimens collected in the year 1961 having a pair of reddish brown broad stripes on mesosternum of both males and females.</p><p>Structural characters. Head length 0.7, width 1.58, minimum interocular width 0.62; eye length 0.7, eye width 0.4, posterior eye width 0.45; antennal length I-IV 1.11, 0.8, 0.75, 0.55; rostral length III, IV 0.53, 0.22; pronotal length 0.49, width 1.6. Legs measurements: Fore femur length 2.21 [2.05–2.45], width 0.3 [0.27–0.36]; fore tibial length 1.8 [1.69–1.94]; fore tarsus I 0.12 [0.1–0.15]; fore tarsus II 0.82 [0.64–0.93]; mid femur length 5.99 [5.72–6.5], width 0.26 [0.21–0.3]; mid tibia 4.56 [4.01–5.12]; mid tarsus I 1.87 [0.74–2.54]; mid tarsus II 0.29 [0.27–0.3]; hind trochanter length 0.6 [0.53–0.64]; hind femur length 5.59 [5.32–6.09], width 0.22 [0.2– 0.25]; hind tibia 3.75 [3.35–4.36]; hind tarsus I 0.32 [0.25–0.41]; hind tarsus II 0.28 [0.2–0.38]; metasternal length 0.18 [0.16–0.23], combined length of abdominal sternites II–VI 0.61; sternite VI 0.17; sternite VII 0.8; sternite VIII 0.07.</p><p>Macropterous female (Figs. 2B) n=1</p><p>Body length 5.1, width (across mesoacetabula) 2.93.</p><p>Similar colour pattern as for holotype.</p><p>Structural characters. Head length 0.78, width 1.65, minimum interocular width 0.64; eye length 0.74; eye width 0.42, posterior eye width 0.45; antennal length I–IV 0.95, 0.89, 0.82, 0.55; rostral length III, IV 0.65, 0.21; pronotal lobe length 3.3, width 2.4. Legs measurements: Fore femur length 2.37, width 0.33; fore tibial length 1.97; fore tarsus I 0.18; fore tarsus II 0.92; mid femur length 6.29, width 0.29; mid tibia 4.77; mid tarsus I 2.22; mid tarsus II 0.29; hind trochanter length 0.55; hind femur length 6.02, width 0.25; hind tibia 4.38; hind tarsus I 0.37; hind tarsus II 0.34; metasternal length 0.18; combined length of abdominal sternites II–VI 0.59; sternite VI 0.18; sternite VII 0.82; sternite VIII 0.07; length of anterolateral margin of pronotum 1.08; length of posterolateral margin of pronotum 2.54; length of basal part of hemelytra 3.2.</p><p>Repository. The type specimens are deposited in the CEL, ZSI, Kolkata. Holotype Reg. No. 3038/H15, Paratypes Reg. No. 3039/H15 to 3040/H15.</p><p>Etymology. This species is named after the collection locality, Shillong, in northeast India.</p><p>Comparative notes. M. shillongensis sp. nov. is closely related to M. obscurus Chen &amp; Nieser, 1993 . In M. obscurus the first antennal segment is subequal to the length of the remaining three segments together, but in the new species the first segment is distinctly less that the remaining three segments together. The fore femoral tooth is distal to the notch in M. obscurus but in M. shillongensis sp. nov. the tooth is on the middle of the inner subapical notch. In M. obscurus the interocular dark mark is bifid at both anterior and posterior ends, but in M. shillongensis sp. nov. only the anterior end is bifid. Tergite one has a pair of yellow marks in M. shillongensis sp. nov., but this mark is absent in M. obscurus . In M. obscurus the eye width is larger than the posterior eye width but in M. shillongensis sp. nov. the eye width is less than the posterior eye. The distal outer margin of the male paramere is protruded medially in M. obscurus, but in M. shillongensis sp. nov. the distal outer margin is simple and not protruded.</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>The authors are thankful to the Director, Dr. K. Venkataraman, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, for facilities and encouragement. The authors are thankful to MOEF, New Delhi, for funding the project on Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. We are grateful to Dr. C. Raghunathan, Officer-in-Charge, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, ZSI, for support rendered for field trips. We are thankful to Dr. Herbert Zettel, International Research Institute of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria; Dr. Nico Nieser, Tiel, The Netherlands; Dr. Dan A. Polhemus, Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, USA; Miss. Srimoyee Basu, Research Scholar, ZSI Kolkata, for providing some literature on the group. Our sincere thanks are due to Dr. John C. Morse, Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director, Clemson University Arthropod Collection, South Carolina, USA, for collecting literature and encouragement. We are also grateful to Mr. R. Deepak, Miss. G. Padmavathi, Mr. S. Rajesh Kumar, and Mr. V. Rangaswamy, Research Scholars from Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, ZSI, Port Blair, for accompanying us in the field. Our thanks are due to Dr. P. Girish Kumar, Zoological Assistant, Hymenoptera Section, ZSI, Kolkata and Dr. S. Sheela, Officer-in-Charge, Central Entomological Laboratory, ZSI, Kolkata, for locating the material from Shillong for the study. We are thankful to Dr. Carl W. Schaefer, Emeritus Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs (UConn), for linguistic review and editing the manuscript. We are also thankful to Mr. Angshuman Raha, Research Scholar, ZSI, Kolkata, for preparing distribution maps.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC718783AF06FF98FF5CCEFC64FE9DE1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Jehamalar, E. Eyarin;Chandra, Kailash	Jehamalar, E. Eyarin, Chandra, Kailash (2013): Two new species of Metrocoris Mayr (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) from India. Zootaxa 3734 (1): 63-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.1.7
