Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938

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 : 20-21

Lethocerus maximus De Carlo, 1938

( Figs. 3H , 11B )

Known distribution: ARGENTINA: Misiones, Salta, Tucumán ( De Carlo, 1938; Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz de la Sierra,( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). BRAZIL: Ceará, Espírito Santo ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). COLOMBIA: Sucre ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). PARAGUAY: San Pedro ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). PERU: Huánaco, Loreto ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). VENEZUELA: Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Guárico, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006).

Material examined: 1 male, pinned, BRAZIL, Acre, Cruzeiro do Sul municipality, 07°36’26”S 72°40’55”W, 20-21.XI.1996, Motta, C.S. et al. colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 2 males, ethyl alcohol 70%, Amapá, Tartarugalzinho municipality, N. Hamada & J.M.C. Calvacante colls., T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .; 1 male, pinned, 02°31’07.2”N 50°58’16.8”W, light trap, 17.XI.2014, F.F. Xavier Fº coll., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 2 males, pinned, Amazonas, Ipixuna municipality, Grande lake, near Gregório river , 07°03’11.7”S 71°41’40.6”W, 15.V.2011, R. Andreazze & R. F. Silva colls., T. M. Almeida, 2018 det. 2 males, pinned, Roraima, Boa Vista municipality, 06.IV.1976, E. Faustino coll., T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .

Notes: This is the first record of L. maximus to Acre, Amapá, Amazonas and Roraima states ( Brazil).

Figures

Figure 3. Species of Belostomatidae.Dorsal view.(A) = Belostoma pygmeum (Male, Amazonas).(B) = B.ribeiroi (Female,from Mato Grosso do Sul).(C) = B. stollii (Male,Amazonas).(D) = B.bachmanni (Female,from Amazonas).(E) =B.fittkaui(Male,from Amazonas).(F) = Lethocerusannulipes (Male,from Amazonas).(G) = L.delpontei(Male,from Amazonas).(H) = L.maximus (Male,from Roraima).(I) = L.paraensis – holotype (Female,from Pará).(J) =Horvathinia pelocoroides(Male, from Rondônia).(K) = Weberiellarhomboides (Male,from Rondônia).Scale bar: (A-E,J-K):2 mm,(F-I): 5 mm.

Figure 11. Distribution of Belostomatidae in South America. Red symbol: known records, yellow symbol: new records. (A) = Lethocerus delpontei (square),L.annulipes (circle).(B) = L. paraenses (square),L. maximus (circle).