Belostoma micantulum ( Stål, 1860 )

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 : 14-16

Belostoma micantulum ( Stål, 1860)

( Figs. 2G , 8A )

Known distribution: ARGENTINA: Corrientes, Formosa, Salta ( Ribeiro, 2007), Buenos Aires, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Santiago del Estero,Itatí,Misiones, Santa Fe ( De Carlo, 1930), Tucumán ( Estévez, 1996), Rosario ( Schnack, 1976), La Plata ( Mayr, 1871). BOLIVIA: Chapare, Beni, Santa Cruz ( Estévez & Polhemus, 2007). BRAZIL: Amapá, Amazonas, Pará ( Nieser, 1975), Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul ( Ribeiro,2007), Goiás ( Menke &Lauck,1962), Minas Gerais ( Nieser & Melo, 1997), Rio de Janeiro ( Stål, 1860; Mayr, 1871), Rio Grande do Sul, Tocantins ( Estévez & Polhemus, 2007) ( Ribeiro et al., 2018). COLOMBIA: Amazonas, Cuatro Bocas ( Estévez & Polhemus, 2007), Meta ( Roback & Nieser, 1974). GUYANA: Alexander Village, Georgetown, Karanambo, West Bank Demerata ( Nieser, 1975). PARAGUAY: Alto Verá, Colonia Fernheim, Emboscada, Primavera, Sapucay, Trinidad ( Estévez, 1996), Puerto Guaraní ( De Carlo, 1938), Villarica ( Ribeiro, 2007). SURINAM: Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Saramacca, Paramaribo, Republiek, Zanderij ( Nieser, 1975). URUGUAY: Artigas,Arroyo de la Invernada ( Ruffinelli & Pirán, 1959). VENEZUELA: Barinas, Caracas, Monagas, San Esteban ( Estévez & Polhemus, 2007).

Material examined: 4 males and 2 females, ethyl alcohol 70%, BRAZIL, Amazonas, Barcelos municipality, in stream, 29.VIII.2009, PT1004, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Careiro da Várzea municipality, Purupuru lake, km 35, BR 319 , 08.VIII.2012, N. Hamada, J.O. Silva, N. Zampiva & N. Hidalgo colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Iranduba municipality, Manoel Urbano highway, km 7, Janauarí lake , km 8.5, 03°13’47.4”S 60°06’14.7”W, 12.XII.2012, T. M. Almeida, G.A. Gusmão, D. Colpani, G.P.S. Dantas & J.S. Oliveira colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Iranduba municipality, Bodó lake, Marchantaria island , 02.X.2002, D.L. V. Pereira coll., T.M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, pinned, Iranduba municipality, 28.XII.1985, F.A. Peralta coll., 0021026, J. R.I. Ribeiro, 2004 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Manaus municipality, Camaleão lake, Marchantaria island , 30.IX.2002, D.L. V. Pereira coll., A.L. Melo det. ; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Presidente Figueiredo municipality, BR 174 , km 124, Santa Cruz stream, 01°54’09.0”S 60°03’48.3”W, 10.XII.2012, T.M. Almeida, G.A. Gusmão, D. Colpani, G.P.S. Dantas & J.S. Oliveira colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, São Gabriel da Cachoeira municipality, Morro dos Seis Lagos, Vulcão lake , 09.X.1990,team Neblina colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, São Gabriel da Cachoeira municipality, Morro dos Seis Lagos, Vulcão lake , 09.X.1990, team Neblina colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, São Gabriel da Cachoeira municipality, Dragão lake , 07.X.1990, team Neblina colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Taboca stream, 134, 08.VIII.1985, team Gavião colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 2 males and 5 females, ethyl alcohol 70%, Manilulaú stream, 08.VIII.2009, PT884, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, pinned, Maranhão, Caxias municipality, 04°53’26.0”S 43°24’38.2”W, light trap, 17.V.2007, J.A. Rafael, F.F.Xavier Fº & F.L. Oliveira colls., T. M. Almeida, 2013 det. 2 females, ethyl alcohol 70%, Mato Grosso, Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade municipality, Guaporé river , 01.X.1984, team Rosé colls., 23, 1811, T. M. Almeida,2018 det. 1male and 1 female,ethyl alcohol70%, Pará, Porteira waterfall, Trombetas river , 10.IV.1985, team Pyriquito colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Trombetas river, Juquiri , 08.III.1986, team Apoidea colls., 1745, T. M. Almeida,2018 det .; 2 males,ethyl alcohol 70%, Anã waterfall, 13.X.1985, team Comander colls., M.E. Lanzer-de-Souza, 1987 det .; 3 males, ethyl alcohol 70%, Tocantins river, 12.VII.1987, Ulysses Barbosa coll., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, PA 150, Sabiá river , 13. IV.1988, Ulysses Barbosa coll., 1712, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Boa Sorte farm, Boa Sorte stream, 22.IV.1988, Ulysses Barbosa coll., 181, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Rio Grande do Norte, Mipibu river , IX.1991, Andrade coll., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Rondônia, Bom Futuro stream, BR 421 , 30.VII.1985, team Gavião, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Mutum river , 14:06, 10.VIII.1985, team Gavião, T. M. Almeida,2018 det .; 1 female,ethyl alcohol 70%, in stream, 11:34, 16.VIII.1985, team Gavião colls, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, river, 14.VIII.1985, team Gavião colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, in stream, 10:40, 10.VIII.1985, team Gavião, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Roraima, Amajari municipality, Mururi stream, near Uraricoera river, 23.X.1987, team Grandfinale colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Amajari municipality, near Uraricoera river, Maracá Ecological Station , light trap, 25.IX.2011, T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .; 1 female, ethyl alcohol 70%, Pedra Sentada stream, 05. IV.1987, team Ericó colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det .

Notes: This is the first record of B. micantulum from Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia and Roraima states ( Brazil).

Figures

Figure 2. Species of Belostomatidae.Dorsal view.(A) = Belostoma ripicolum – paratype (Male,Rio Grande do Sul).(B) = B.gestroi (Male,Amazonas).(C) = B.discretum(Male,Amazonas).(D) =B.candidulum(Male,from Mato Grossodo Sul).(E)= B.carajaensis(Male,Amazonas).(F)= B.estevezae(Female,Amazonas).(G) = B. micantulum (Male, Amazonas). (H) = B.minusculum (Male, Amazonas).(I) = B. nessimiani – holotype (Male, Amazonas). (J) = B. nicaem (Female, Amazonas). (K) = B.parvum (Female,Amazonas).(L) = B.plebejum (Male,Amazonas).Scale bar:2 mm.

Figure 8. Distribution of Belostomatidae in South America. Red symbol: known records, yellow symbol: new records. (A) = Belostoma estevezae (square), B. micantulum (circle), B. minusculum (triangle) [not all distributional records are shown on the map], B. nessimiani (cross). (B) = B. nicaem (cross),B.parvum (square),B.plebejum (circle),B. pygmeum (triangle).