Belostoma horvathi Montandon, 1903

Stefanello, Fabiano & Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva De, 2024, New species and new records of Belostoma Latreille, 1807 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) from northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5497 (4), pp. 591-600 : 596

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Belostoma horvathi Montandon, 1903 View in CoL

Belostoma horvathi Montandon, 1903: 359 View in CoL (original description)

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Material examined: BRAZIL, Maranhão, Caxias municipality, Povoado Santa Tereza , 4°53’40.7”S 43°28’28.1”W, 18.xi.2022, F. Stefanello col., F. Stefanello, 2024 det. (1♂ and 1♀ CZMA) GoogleMaps ; Presidente Dutra municipality, Sítio Pezão, 5°17’4”S 44°28’6”W, 15.vii.2022; C.L. Franco, F. Stefanello, R. S. Viana colls., F. Stefanello, 2024 det. (1♂ and 1♀ CZMA) GoogleMaps .

Distribution: ARGENTINA ( De Carlo 1938); BRAZIL: Amapá ( Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023), Bahia ( Ribeiro & Estévez 2009), Goiás ( Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023), Maranhão (this work), Minas Gerais ( De Carlo 1938; Nieser & Melo 1997; Pelli & Barbosa 1998; Barbosa 2002; Souza et al. 2006; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023), Paraná ( Ribeiro 2007), Rio de Janeiro ( Ribeiro et al. 1998; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023), Rio Grande do Sul ( De Carlo 1938; Gautério et al. 2021), Santa Catarina ( De Carlo 1938; Ribeiro 2007), São Paulo ( De Carlo 1938; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro & Estévez 2009; Gallo et al. 2017; Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023).

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Gallo, R. B., Aguiar, R. C. M., Ricietto, A. P. S., Vilas-Boas, L. A., Da Silva, C. R. M., Ribeiro, J. R. I. & Da Rosa, R. (2017) A new approach to chromosomal evolution in the giant water bug (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae). Journal of Heredity, 108, 184 - 193. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / jhered / esw 081

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Figures

FIGURE 3. Dorsal habitus of species of Belostoma recorded for the state of Maranhão in this study. (A) Belostoma amazonum Estévez & Polhemus; (B) B. foveolatum (Mayr); (C) B. horvathi Montandon; (D) B. ribeiroi De Carlo. Scale of 5 mm valid for all photos.