Taxonomic review of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae).

The species of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China are reviewed. Amemboahainanica sp. nov. , is described from Hainan Island, and Amemboaburmensis 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.