Abstract

MONDRAGON-FONSECA, Silvia Patricia  and  MORALES-CASTANO, Irina Tatiana. Semiaquatic Bugs in the Municipality of San Luis de Gaceno, Boyacá, Colombia. Ciencia en Desarrollo [online]. 2013, vol.4, n.2, pp.13-18. ISSN 0121-7488.

Some water sources from five villages belonging to the municipality of San Luis de Gaceno, were sampled in order to contribute to the knowledge of the entomofauna of the family Gerridae in the department of Boyacá. Using aquatic entomological nets, we collected in total 117 individuals belonging to five genera and eight species, being Trepobates the richest with three species, compared with the genus Rheumatobates and Tachygerris, with a single species. The most abundant species was Potamobates vivatus. For the first time were registered in the department the genus Rheumatobates with the species R. crassifemur esakii as well as the species Brachymetra unca, Brachymetra albinervis, Potamobates vivatus and Trepobates taylori

Keywords : Boyacá; Gerridae; Gerromorpha; Hemiptera; new records.

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