Martarega brasiliensis Truxal, 1949

Barbosa, Julianna Freires, Ribeiro, José Ricardo Inacio & Nessimian, Jorge Luiz, 2012, A synopsis of Martarega White, 1879 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) occurring in the Brazilian Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species, Journal of Natural History 46 (17 - 18), pp. 1025-1057 : 1054

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.651645
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10536764
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scientific name	Martarega brasiliensis Truxal, 1949
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Martarega brasiliensis Truxal, 1949 View in CoL

( Figures 12A–E View Figures 9–12 , 13A)

Martarega brasiliensis Truxal, 1949: 7 View in CoL [ Brazil, Peru].

Martarega brasiliensis: Nieser 1968: 111 View in CoL [ Suriname].

Martarega brasiliensis: Nieser 1970: 72 View in CoL [ Brazil].

Martarega brasiliensis: Nieser 1975: 198 View in CoL [ Suriname].

Martarega brasiliensis: Fittkau 1977: 16 View in CoL [ Brazil].

Martarega brasiliensis: Barbosa et al. 2010: 59 View in CoL [ Brazil].

Martarega brasiliensis: Ribeiro et al. 2010: 308 View in CoL [ Brazil].

Martarega brasiliensis: Heckman 2011: 492 View in CoL [South America].

Martarega brasiliensis View in CoL is a common species in Brazil. It has been found at several localities except the central-western political region (Figure 13A). Male specimens of M. brasiliensis View in CoL possess a narrow longitudinal median stripe on hemelytra ( Figure 12A View Figures 9–12 ), as well as a spine just on the basal half of forefemora at inner margin (in brachypterous and macropterous forms), similar to aforementioned M. uruguayensis View in CoL ( Figure 10C View Figures 9–12 ). Martarega brasiliensis View in CoL can be easily recognized by (1) their male mesotrochanters with thin and yellowish setae at ventral surface ( Figure 12C View Figures 9–12 ), and (2) the distinctive female hemelytral stripes ( Figure 12B View Figures 9–12 ).

Material examined

Brazil, State of Roraima, Pacaraima Municipality, Vila Pereira (Surumu), Surumu River [4.183 ◦ N, 60.783 ◦ W] GoogleMaps , 28.X.1987, ( V. Py-Daniel and U.C. Barbosa), det. J. F. Barbosa: 1 m and 1 f, brachypterous ( INPA); Amajarí Municipality, Maracá Island , Uraricoera River , Curuquerema Falls [3.4 ◦ N, 61.6 ◦ W] GoogleMaps , 26. V .1987 GoogleMaps : 9 m and 3 f, brachypterous ( INPA). State of Pará, Juruti Municipality, Amazonas River GoogleMaps , Recreio, paraná, boat [U. V. light] [2.06626 ◦ S, 55.56099 ◦ W] , 26.IX.2003, (P. De Marco and N. Ferreira Jr): 1 m, macropterous ( DZRJ); Oriximiná Municipality, Trombetas River , 07.X.1985, ( V. Py-Daniel and U.C. Barbosa): 3 m and 2 f, brachypterous ( INPA); Poana River, above Cachoeira Porteira [1.46 ◦ N, 57.12 ◦ W] GoogleMaps , 09.X.1985: 2 m, brachypterous ( DZRJ); in front of Cachoeira Porteira, Mapuera River (tributary of Trombetas River ), [lake] [1.09 ◦ S, 57.06 ◦ W] GoogleMaps , 04. VI .1986 : 2 m, macropterous ( INPA).

References

Barbosa JF, Ribeiro JRI, Ferreira-Keppler RL. 2010. A new species of Martarega White, 1879 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) from the State of Para, Brazil, and new records for three species in Brazil. Zootaxa 2351: 58 - 64.

Fittkau EJ. 1977. Kinal and Kinon, habitat and coenosis of the surface drift as seen in Amazonian running waters. Geo-Eco-Trop. 1 (1): 9 - 20.

Heckman CW. 2011. Encyclopedia of South American aquatic insects: Hemiptera-Heteroptera. Illustrated keys to known families, genera, and species in South America. 1 st ed. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer Science + Business Media B. V.

Nieser N. 1968. Notonectidae of Suriname with additional records of other Neotropical species. Stud fauna Suriname. 40: 110 - 136.

Nieser N. 1970. Records of South American Notonectidae mainly from the Amazon-Region. Stud fauna Suriname. 46: 71 - 93.

Nieser N. 1975. The water bugs (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of the Guyana Region. Stud fauna Suriname. 16 (59): 1 - 310.

Ribeiro JRI, Moreira FFF, Alecrim VP, Barbosa JF, Nessimian JL. 2010. Especies de heteropteros dulcaquicolas (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha e Nepomorpha) registradas no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Publ avulsas Mus Nac. 67 (3 - 4): 303 - 312.

Truxal FS. 1949. A study of the genus Martarega (Hemiptera: Notonectidae). Kans Entomol Soc. 22 (1): 1 - 36.

Figures

Figures 9–12. Martarega species occurring in Brazilian Amazonia. Figure 9. Martarega williamsi Truxal, 1949. (A) Male hemelytra (lateral view); (B) male genital capsule (lateral view) showing right clasper; (C) male genital capsule (lateral view) showing left clasper. Figure 10. Martarega uruguayensis (Berg, 1883). (A) Male hemelytra (lateral view); (B) female hemelytra (lateral view); (C) male forefemur with a spine at lateral median length; (D) male mesotrochanter

Abbreviations

V	Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium
INPA	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
VI	Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
Family	Notonectidae
Genus	Martarega