Belostoma micantulum ( Stål, 1860 )

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 : 283-285

Belostoma micantulum ( Stål, 1860)

Figs 10 , 21 , 26 , 34–35 , 43

Diagnosis

Total body length 10.4–13.3 mm ( Ribeiro 2007); prosternal keel prominent ( Fig. 26 ); ventral diverticulum of phallosoma strongly depressed dorsally ( Figs 34–35 ) ( Estévez & Polhemus 2007).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♂; 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. [00104]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00106]; CZMA • 1 ♂; Caxias municipality, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão , Morro do Alecrim ; [4°51′56″ S, 43°21′16″ W]; 5 Apr. 2009; Z.J.C. Sousa and L.P. Neres leg. [00098]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA . – Piauí • 1 ♂; Guaribas municipality, Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões , Andorinhas ; 9°08′27″ S, 43°33′42″ W; 515 m a.s.l.; 5–8 Jun. 2013; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A.A. Santos leg. [00099]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A.A. Santos leg. [00101]; CZMA .

Distribution

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♂; 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. [00104]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T. T. Silva and T. L. Rocha leg. [00106]; CZMA • 1 ♂; Caxias municipality, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Morro do Alecrim ; [4°51′56″ S, 43°21′16″ W]; 5 Apr. 2009; Z.J.C. Sousa and L.P. Neres leg. [00098]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA. – Piauí • 1 ♂; Guaribas municipality, Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões , Andorinhas ; 9°08′27″ S, 43°33′42″ W; 515 m a.s.l.; 5–8 Jun. 2013; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A.A. Santos leg. [00099]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; J.A. Rafael, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira and A.A. Santos leg. [00101]; CZMA.

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Ceará, Maranhão, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.

Note

First record from the state of Piauí.

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.