Rheumatobates minutus flavidus Drake & Harris, 1942

Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De & Rodrigues, Higor D. D., 2023, Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy, Zootaxa 5357 (2), pp. 151-185 : 168

Rheumatobates minutus flavidus Drake & Harris, 1942

( Figs. 10D–F , 12A )

Rheumatobates minutus flavidus Drake & Harris, 1942: 401 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the male hind femur straight ( Figs. 10D–E ); antennomere III the longest; the male fore femur slightly thicker than the middle femur ( Fig. 10E ); and the thorax orange to yellowish-orange dorsally ( Fig. 10D ) ( Hungerford 1954).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Balneário Pium , 20-IX-2019, 5°57’14.3”S 35°09’41.7”W, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous DPIC) ; Nísia Floresta, Lagoa na FLONA , 6°04’31.8”S, 35°10’37.0”W, 28-VI-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio Mar de Tabatinga , 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 10. Species of Rheumatobates from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral views of apterous male, (C) dorsal view of macropterous male (distal part of forewing removed). (D–F) Rheumatobates minutus flavidus, (D) dorsal and (E) ventral views of apterous male, (F) dorsal view of macropterous female. (G–I) Rheumatobates trinitatis, (G) dorsal and (H) ventral views of apterous male, (I) dorsal view of apterous female. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.

FIGURE 12. (A–B) Distribution records for species of Gerromorpha in state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil.