This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Leng, Zhaoqi, Zhang, Beichen, Jin, Zezhong, Ye, Zhen (2024): Taxonomic review of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae). ZooKeys 1210: 1-28, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.125611

Abstract

The species of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China are reviewed. Amemboa hainanica sp. nov., is described from Hainan Island, and Amemboa burmensis J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 is newly recorded from China. Additionally, diagnoses and new distribution records are provided for six species previously reported from China: A. brevifasciata Miyamoto, 1967, A. cristata J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, A. esakii J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, A. fumi Esaki, 1925, A. riparia J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, and A. speciosa J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984. Photographs and line drawings of the habitus, the diagnostic characteristics of males, in-situ habitus, and their habitats are presented. A key and a distribution map are also provided for species of Amemboa occurring in China.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b007069e-1267-4288-af54-c74ae514cb13
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/B0EBE2BC371B56829A573E02A771C289
Citation: Leng Z, Zhang B, Jin Z, Ye Z, pensoft (2024). Taxonomic review of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae). ZooKeys. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rr2p6t accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.