Belostoma nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008

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 : 286

Belostoma nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008

Figs 11 , 22 , 27 , 36–37 , 43

Diagnosis

Total body length 10–12 mm; eyes globose ( Fig. 22 ); prosternal keel not prominent ( Fig. 27 ); diverticulum of phallosoma with poorly developed median dorsal depression, dorsal arms abruptly convergent, shorter than phallobase ( Figs 36–37 ) ( Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 6 ♂♂; Carolina municipality, Perímetro Urbano ; 7°19′40″ S, 47°27′14″ W; 25–26 Dec. 2013; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00100, 00103, 00107, 00108, 00109, 00110]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00102, 00105, 00111]; CZMA • 1 ♂; Caxias municipality, Balneário Shalom ; [4°55′41.6″ S, 43°14′19.3″ W]; 27–28 Feb. 2004; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. leg. [00097]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

BRAZIL: Amazonas ( Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008; Almeida et al. 2019), Maranhão (this work), Pará ( Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008), Rio Grande do Sul ( Lopes et al. 2022).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Maranhão.

Note

First records from the state of Maranhão and northeastern Brazil.

Figures

Figs 9–16. Dorsal and ventral habitus of examined species of Belostomatidae. 9. Belostoma discretum Montandon, 1903, ♂, Carolina municipality. 10. B. micantulum (Stål, 1860), ♂, Caxias municipality. 11. B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008, ♂, Caxias municipality. 12. B. aurivillianum (Montandon, 1899), ♂, Cândido Mendes municipality. 13. B. stollii (Amyot & Serville, 1843), ♀, Cândido Mendes municipality. 14. Lethocerus annulipes (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845), ♂, Ubajara municipality. 15. L. delpontei De Carlo, 1930, ♂, Caxias municipality. 16. L. maximus De Carlo, 1938, ♀, Riachão municipality. Scale bars: 9–11, 14–16 = 10 mm; 12–13 = 1 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 42–45. 42–44. Geographic distribution of Belostoma in Brazil: yellow circles and gray stars indicate known records, red circles and stars indicate new records. 42. Belostoma discretum Montandon, 1903. 43. B. micantulum (Stål, 1860) and B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008. 44. B. aurivillianum (Montandon, 1899) and B. stollii (Amyot & Serville, 1843). 45. Distribution of Lethocerus annulipes (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845), L. delpontei De Carlo, 1930 and L. maximus De Carlo, 1938: yellow circles, gray stars, and orange cross indicate known records, red circles, stars, and cross indicate new records.