Neogerris lubricus (White, 1879)

Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Paiva, Nathália De Oliveira, Magalhães, Oséias Martins, Júnior, Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Martins, Thaynara De Souza, Silva, Rafaella Cardoso Da, Siqueira, Gabriel Vieira, Salles, Frederico Falcão, Viala, Séverine, Khila, Abderrahman & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2023, Descriptions of new species and new records of water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) from southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5393 (1), pp. 1-86 : 16

Neogerris lubricus (White, 1879)

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Diagnosis. Body length at most 5.0 mm (apterous) or 5.8 mm (macropterous); apterous pronotum longer than wide, with posterior lobe covering mesonotum entirely or almost entirely; dorsal length of male abdominal segment VIII on midline two-thirds its basal width; male pygophore without pair of lateral tufts of setae; apex of last female abdominal laterotergite truncate, not produced into a spine ( Nieser 1994).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Apiacá , weir; alt. 94 m; −21.1193, −41.5668; 20. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 4 females, CEIOC 81840 • Aracruz, Rio do Norte ; alt. 35 m; −19.5857, −40.2131; 28. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 82185 • Barra de São Francisco, Cricaré River ; alt. 162 m; −18.6997, −40.8681; 20. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 females, CEIOC 82922 • Colatina , pond; alt. 130 m; −19.3050, −40.7519; 25. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 males, 4 females, CEIOC 82186 • Colatina, Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Colatina, Lento Stream , ponto ES05; −19.4943, −40.7627; 27. III.2009; FFF Moreira leg.; 4 males, 4 females, UFVB • Conceição da Barra , floodplain; alt. 21 m; −18.6341, −39.8141; 23. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 3 males, 4 females, CEIOC 82925 • Conceição da Barra , stream; alt. 18 m; −18.4363, −40.0152; 22. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 females, CEIOC 82926 • Ecoporanga , swamp; alt. 224 m; −18.2991, −40.7495; 21. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, 4 females, CEIOC 82927 • Guaçuí , pond; alt. 583 m; −20.8886, −41.6958; 20. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 81841 • Itapemerim , pond; alt. 56 m; −20.9992, −41.1050; 25. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 81842 • Mucurici, Ribeirão Itauninhas ; alt. 213 m; −18.0533, −40.5434; 21. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 82921 • Pancas , pasto, ES-06 ; [−19.25, −40.75]; 27.III.2009; FFF Moreira leg.; 1 male, 2 females, UFVB • Pinheiros , weir; alt. 174 m; −18.2864, −40.4366; 22. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 females, CEIOC 82923 • Pinheiros , flooded area, rice plantation; alt. 125 m; −18.3525, −40.3193; 22. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, 1 female, CEIOC 82924 • Presidente Kennedy , flooded pond; alt. 9 m; −21.1315, −41.0247; 25. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 male, 1 female, CEIOC 81843 • [ Unknown locality], PL501 , Barbados [?]; 1 male, UFVB .

Distribution in Brazil. AL, AM, AP, BA, CE, ES*, MA, MG, MS, MT, PA, PI, RJ, RO, RS, SE, SP.

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FIGURE 8. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Gerridae. A. Limnogonus ignotus, macropterous male from São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais (−20.2581, −46.4098). B. Limnogonus profugus, macropterous male from Pimenta, Minas Gerais (−20.6003, −45.8150). C. Neogerris lubricus, macropterous male from Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo (−21.1315, −41.0247). D. Tachygerris adamsoni, macropterous male from Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro (−21.8139, −41.7554). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 9. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Limnogonus ignotus. B. Limnogonus profugus. C. Neogerris lubricus. D. Tachygerris adamsoni. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.