title: Two new species of Pleciobates (Hemiptera: Gerromorpha: Gerridae) from India, with a key to the species of Pleciobates.
abstract: Two new species of water striders in the genus Pleciobates are described from India and compared with allied species. Pleciobates bengalensis Jehamalar, Basu & Zettel sp. nov. is described from the Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal and Pleciobates expositus Jehamalar, Chandra & Zettel sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Gerridae) is described from the Dhubri District, Assam. A key to the species of Pleciobates and a distribution map of the species of Pleciobates from India are provided. For the first time the genitalia of Pleciobates females are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053, West Bengal, India.; Email: jehamalar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: E Eyarin
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Jehamalar
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053, West Bengal, India.; Email: kailash611@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum, International Research Institute for Entomology, Burgring 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria.; Email: herbert.zettel@nhm-wien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zettel
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053, West Bengal, India.; Email: subbuka.zsi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Srimoyee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar- 788 011, Assam, India.; Email: vaantiii9@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bijita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barman
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Assam University, Silchar- 788 011, Assam, India.; Email: susmita.au@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Susmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700 053, West Bengal, India.; Email: subbuka.zsi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D020062:Heteroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size