Halobatopsis platensis ( Berg, 1879 )

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 : 168-169

Halobatopsis platensis ( Berg, 1879)

( Figs. 3A , 11A–C )

Halobates platensis Berg, 1879: 183–184 (original description).

Halobatopsis platensis: Bianchi 1896: 70 (changed combination).

Identification. Our female specimens were identified based on the presence of longitudinal, lateral black stripes on the mesonotum; and the abdominal laterotergites slightly elevated, not reflected over the abdomen ( Figs. 11A, C ) ( Nieser & Melo 1999).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Canguaretama, Rio Curimataú , 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ apterous CEAAVF) .

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

FIGURE 11. Species of Gerridae from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Halobatopsis platensis, (A) dorsal, (B) ventral and (C) lateral views of apterous female. (D–F) Ovatametra obesa, (D) dorsal view of apterous male, (E) dorsal and (F) lateral views of apterous female. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.