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

The species of <i>Amemboa</i> Esaki, 1925 from China are reviewed. <i>Amemboahainanica</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described from Hainan Island, and <i>Amemboaburmensis</i> J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 is newly recorded from China. Additionally, diagnoses and new distribution records are provided for six species previously reported from China: <i>A.brevifasciata</i> Miyamoto, 1967, <i>A.cristata</i> J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, <i>A.esakii</i> J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, <i>A.fumi</i> Esaki, 1925, <i>A.riparia</i> J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984, and <i>A.speciosa</i> 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 <i>Amemboa</i> occurring in China.