Belostoma anurum ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 )

Franco, Cleilton Lima, Stefanello, Fabiano, Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva de & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2024, Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of northeastern Brazil, European Journal of Taxonomy 932, pp. 271-304 : 275-277

Belostoma anurum ( Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)

Figs 3 , 17 , 23 , 28–29 , 39

Diagnosis

Body elliptical; eyes as wide as long ( Fig. 17 ), prosternal keel poorly anteriorly curved and prominent ( Fig. 23 ) ( Ribeiro et al. 2017); ventral diverticulum of phallosoma twice as wide as long; phallosoma with ventroapical protuberance of diverticulum poorly developed ( Figs 28–29 ) ( Ribeiro 2007).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Ceará • 1 ♂; Ubajara municipality, Parque Nacional de Ubajara , Cachoeira do Cafundó ; 3°50′13″ S, 40°54′35″ W; 21–24 Apr. 2012; J.A. Rafael and F. Limeira-de-Oliveira leg. [00084]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA . – Maranhão • 1 ♀; Mirador municipality, Zona Rural, Sítio Melancia ; [6°22′19.7″ S, 44°21′44.1″ W]; 7–8 Mar. 2008; J.C. Silva and M.J. Almeida-Holanda leg. [00045]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂; Parque Estadual do Mirador, Base do Mosquito ; [6°24′38.6″ S, 44°28′50.1″ W]; 4–8 Feb. 2011; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira leg. [00083]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 3 ♀♀; Parque Estadual do Mirador, Base dos Cágados ; 6°46′37″ S, 45°06′34″ W; 27 Nov.–3 Dec. 2011; A.A. Santos, T.M.A. Lima and F. Limeira-de-Oliveira leg. [00085,00086, 00088]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂; Parque Estadual do Mirador , Posto Avançado do Mel ; 6°43′50″ S 44°58′59″ W; 2–8 Apr. 2011; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, G.A. Reis and M.S. Oliveira leg. [00081]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, G.A. Reis and M.S. Oliveira leg. [00065]; CZMA • 1 ♂; [Formosa da Serra Negra municipality]; Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da geraldina; [6°37′25″ S, 45°52′08″ W]; 7–15 May 2010; C.S. Nunes and E. Rodrigues-da-Silva leg. [00091]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; C.S. Nunes and E. Rodrigues-da-Silva leg. [00043]; CZMA • 1 ♀; Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da geraldina; 6°37′25″ S, 45°52′08″ W; 12–20 Oct. 2012; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.A. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00039]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 2 ♂♂; Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da geraldina; 6°37′25″ S, 45°52′08″ W; 9–16 May 2013; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.A. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00038, 00040, 00091]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.A. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00036, 00037, 00041]; CZMA • 1 ♀; Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da geraldina; 6°37′25″ S, 45°52′08″ W; 1–3 Jul. 2013; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.A. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00035]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA . – Piauí • 2 ♀♀; Caracol municipality, Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões , Casa do Visitante ; 9°13′33″ S, 43°27′48″ W; 765 m a.s.l.; 23–24 Dec. 2013; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and T.T.A. Silva leg. [00082,00089]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂; Guaribas munipality, Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões , Andorinhas ; 9°08′27.8″ S, 43°33′42.1″ W; 515 m a.s.l.; 24 Dec. 2013; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and T.T.A. Silva leg. [00087]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

BRAZIL ( Herrich-Schäffer 1848): Alagoas ( Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017), Bahia ( De Carlo 1938; Lauck 1964; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017), Ceará ( Dias da Rocha 1936; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017; this work), Espírito Santo ( De Carlo 1938; Ribeiro et al. 2017), Maranhão ( Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017; this work), Minas Gerais ( Lauck 1964; Pereira et al. 1993; Nieser & Melo 1997; Melo & Nieser 2004; Souza et al. 2006; Ribeiro 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017; Valbon et al. 2018, 2019; Santos et al. 2020), Piauí (this work); Rio de Janeiro ( Stål 1860; De Carlo 1938; Lauck 1964; Ribeiro 2005, 2007; Ribeiro et al. 2017), Rio Grande do Norte ( Lauck 1962), Rio Grande do Sul ( Lanzer 1976), Santa Catarina ( Lauck 1964), São Paulo ( Ribeiro 2007; Castanhole et al. 2013; Pereira et al. 2015; Ribeiro et al. 2017); COLOMBIA ( Mayr 1871); ECUADOR ( Distant 1891); FRENCH GUIANA ( Dufour 1863); GRENADA ( Uhler 1894); MARTINIQUE ( Ribeiro 2007); PARAGUAY ( Montandon 1895); ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES ( Uhler 1893); VENEZUELA ( Ribeiro et al. 2017).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.

Note

First records from the state of Piauí.

Figures

Figs 1–8. Dorsal and ventral habitus of males of examined species of Belostomatidae. 1. Belostoma bosqi De Carlo, 1932, ♂, Carolina municipality. 2. B. costalimai De Carlo, 1938, ♀, Caxias municipality. 3. B. anurum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848), ♀, Caracol municipality. 4. B. dentatum (Mayr, 1863), ♀, Carolina municipality. 5. B. elongatum Montandon, 1908, ♀, Cândido Mendes municipality. 6. B. harrisi Lauck, 1964, ♀, Carolina municipality. 7. B. dilatatum (Dufour, 1863), ♂, Carolina municipality. 8. B. gestroi Montandon, 1900, ♂, Carolina municipality. Scale bars: 10 mm.

Figs 17–22. Dorsal view of the head and part of the pronotum of examined species of Belostomatidae. 17. Belostoma anurum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848), ♀, Caracol municipality. 18. B. dentatum (Mayr, 1863), ♀, Carolina municipality. 19. B. elongatum Montandon, 1908, ♀, Carolina municipality. 20. B. harrisi Lauck, 1964, ♀, Carolina municipality. 21. B. micantulum (Stål, 1860), ♂, Caxias municipality. 22. B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008, ♂, Caxias municipality. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figs 23–27. Lateral view of the head, pronotum and prosternal keel of examined species of Belostomatidae. 23. Belostoma anurum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848). 24. B. dentatum (Mayr, 1863). 25. B. elongatum Montandon, 1908. 26. B. micantulum (Stål, 1860). 27. B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figs 28–37. Male genitalia of species of Belostoma: phallosoma (phallotheca, dorsal arms, and diverticulum). 28–29. Belostoma anurum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848). 28. Dorsal and ventral view. 29. Lateral view. 30–31. B. dentatum (Mayr, 1863). 30. Dorsal and ventral view. 31. Lateral view. 32–33. B. elongatum Montandon, 1908. 32. Dorsal and ventral view. 33. Lateral view. 34– 35. B. micantulum (Stål, 1860). 34. Dorsal and ventral view. 35. Lateral view. 36–37. B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008. 36. Dorsal and ventral view. 37. Lateral view. Scale bars: 28–29 = 1 mm; 30–33 = 0.5 mm; 34–37 = 0.2 mm.

Figs 38–41. Geographic distribution of Belostoma in Brazil: yellow circles and gray stars indicate known record, red circles and stars indicate new records. 38. Belostoma bosqi De Carlo, 1932 and B. costalimai De Carlo, 1938. 39. B. anurum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) and B. dentatum (Mayr, 1863). 40. B. elongatum Montandon, 1908 and B. harrisi Lauck, 1964. 41. B. dilatatum (Dufour, 1863) and B. gestroi Montandon, 1900.