title: Description of the egg and immature stages of Potamobates anchicaya J. Polhemus & D. Polhemus, 1995 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) and intersexual variation in adults.
abstract: The egg and five nymphal stages, of the Neotropical species Potamobates anchicaya are described and illustrated for the first time. Intra- and intersexual variation in the abdominal terminalia of apterous adults is also illustrated. Adults and nymphs were collected from three populations in southwestern Colombia.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria Torobajo, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia; Email: dnpadilla@udenar.edu.co.
authors.forename: Dora N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Padilla-Gil
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D010063:Ovum / Q000254:growth & development*; D013045:Species Specificity