Belostoma ribeiroi De Carlo, 1933

Almeida, Thaís Melo de, Stefanello, Fabiano & Hamada, Neusa, 2019, Belostomatidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) held in the Invertebrate Collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil: inventory and new distributional records, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 59, pp. 1-23 : 17

Belostoma ribeiroi De Carlo, 1933

( Figs. 3B , 9A )

Known distribution: BRAZIL: Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina ( Ribeiro, 2007), Goiás ( Menke & Lauck, 1962), Mato Grosso ( De Carlo, 1933), Minas Gerais ( Nieser & Melo, 1997).

Material examined: 2 females, ethyl alcohol 70%, BRAZIL, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bodoquena municipality, Califórnia and Ouro Verde farms, 20°42’18.1”S 56°51’14.6”W, 18.III.2012, N. Hamada, P. Vilela & N. Zampiva colls., F. Stefanello, 2018 det. 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Mato Grosso, Chapada dos Guimarães, rio Jamacá (#30) 15°27’47.4”S 55°42’49.8”W, 19. VI.2014, N. Hamada & J.M.C. Nascimento colls., F. Stefanello, 2018 det.

Notes: This is the first record of B. ribeiroi from Mato Grosso do Sul state ( Brazil).

Figures

Figure 3. Species of Belostomatidae.Dorsal view.(A) = Belostoma pygmeum (Male, Amazonas).(B) = B.ribeiroi (Female,from Mato Grosso do Sul).(C) = B. stollii (Male,Amazonas).(D) = B.bachmanni (Female,from Amazonas).(E) =B.fittkaui(Male,from Amazonas).(F) = Lethocerusannulipes (Male,from Amazonas).(G) = L.delpontei(Male,from Amazonas).(H) = L.maximus (Male,from Roraima).(I) = L.paraensis – holotype (Female,from Pará).(J) =Horvathinia pelocoroides(Male, from Rondônia).(K) = Weberiellarhomboides (Male,from Rondônia).Scale bar: (A-E,J-K):2 mm,(F-I): 5 mm.

Figure 9. Distribution of Belostomatidae in South America. Red symbol: known records, yellow symbol: new records. (A) = Belostoma ribeiroi. (B) = B.stollii.