A new genus of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) in the subfamily Trepobatinae, , with a single included species, . , is described from the Colombian Pacific region. Representatives of the new genus were collected in mangrove lagoons of Buenaventura Bay, Valle del Cauca Department. The new genus can be diagnosed by the relative proportions of the antennomeres, the shape of the male fore tarsus, and by the black markings on the head, thorax and abdomen.
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