Belladessus femineus Miller and Short, 2015

Benetti, Cesar J., Z. Short, Andrew Edward & Hamada, Neusa, 2021, First Report of Belladessus Miller and Short, 2015 from Brazil with Description of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (2), pp. 339-345 : 344

Belladessus femineus Miller and Short, 2015 ( Figs. 3–4 , 9–10 )

Belladessus femineus Miller and Short 2015: 501 .

Material Examined. Paratype (1 ♀), labeled: SURINAME: Sipaliwini District / N 3°53.942′ W 56°10.849′, 733m / CSNR: Tafelberg Summit, near / Caiman Creek Camp, forest / detrital pools; leg. Short & Bloom / 19.viii.2013; SR13-0819.05C // PARATYPE / Belladessus femineus / Miller & Short, 2015.

Additional Material Examined. 1 female: Brazil, Roraima State, Amajari County, “ Serra do Tepequém , igarapé na ponte, antes da Vila a direita” (03°47′20.8′′N, 061°42′33.9′′W), small, forested stream, 628 m .a.s.l., 14.i.2018, leg. C. J. Benetti and A. E. Z. Short ( INPA, 1 ♀) .

Note. The specimen collected in Roraima State has the general coloration darker than the paratype studied .

Figures

Figs. 1–3. Belladessus species, dorsal habitus.1) B.espinhasso, new species, holotypefemale; 2) B.minutopunctatus, new species, holotype female; 3) B. femineus. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 4. Belladessus species, known distributions. Square symbols represent previous records, circular symbols rep- resent new records.

Figs. 5–10. Habitat of Belladessus species. 5–6) B. espinhasso, new species, Brazil: Minas Gerais State, Monte Azul County, “Serra do Espinhaço”, stream; 7–8) B. minutopunctatus, new species, Brazil: Federal District, Brasília, “Fazenda Água Limpa, Córrego Bonito”; 9–10) B. femineus, Brazil: Roraima State, Amajari County, “Serra do Tepequém, igarapé na ponte, antes da Vila a direita”.