Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942

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 : 169

Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942

( Figs. 6A , 11D–F )

Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942: 138–139 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body color pattern, including the continuous dark median stripe from the anterior to the posterior margin of the mesonotum ( Figs. 11D–E ); and the presence of a tuft of black setae on the posterior margin of abdominal mediotergite VII ( Fig. 11F ) ( Kenaga 1942; Nieser 1970).

Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Touros, Lagoa da Capivara , 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂, 12♀ CEAAVF) ; Canguaretama, Rio Curimataú , 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ CEAAVF) ; Natal, Rio Pitimbu , EMPARN , 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 15-V-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♀ CEAAVF) ; same data, except 01-VI-2019 (1♀ CEAAVF); Extremoz, CTA - Manguezal, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. (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.