Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930

Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De & Rodrigues, Higor D. D., 2023, Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy, Zootaxa 5357 (2), pp. 151-185 : 157

Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930

( Figs. 2G–I , 3B )

Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris, 1930: 236–237 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the dorsal part of the mesopleuron brown with a lighter stripe in the middle ( Fig. 2I ); and the males with a rounded gibbosity followed by a curved spine-like protuberance on abdominal sternum VIII ( Fig. 2I ) ( Nieser 1970; Nieser & Melo 1997).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, ponte no Rio Pitimbu , 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 03-XI-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; same data, except 21-IV-2022 (1♀ apterous); Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101 , 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 24-V-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado , 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 13-VII-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; same data, except 06-X-2019 (2♂, 3♀ apterous); same data except (3♂, 3♀ apterous, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 2. Species of Limnogonus from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Limnogonus aduncus, (A) dorsal, (B) ventral and (C) lateral views of apterous male, white arrow indicates single curved spine-like protuberance on abdominal sternum VIII. (D–F) Limnogonus ignotus, (D) dorsal, (E) ventral and (F) of macropterous male. (G–I) Limnogonus recurvus, (G) dorsal, (H) ventral and (I) lateral view of apterous male. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.

FIGURE 3. (A–B) Distribution records for species of Gerromorpha in state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil.