Belostoma guianae Lauck, 1962

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 : 8

Belostoma guianae Lauck, 1962

( Figs. 1H , 5A )

Known distribution: GUYANA: Cuyuni-Mazaruni ( Lauck, 1962), Demerara-Mahaica ( Lauck, 1962), East Berbice-Corentyne ( Lauck,1962), Essequibo Islands-West Demerara ( Lauck, 1962), Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo ( Nieser, 1975). SURINAM: Surinam ( Nieser, 1975).

Material examined: 3 males and 5 females,ethyl alcohol 70%, BRAZIL, Roraima, Amajari municipality, Maracá Ecological Station, near Uraricoera river, light trap, 21-23. IX.1987, team Nhamenhame colls., M.E.Lanzer-de-Souza, 1987 det.

Notes: This is the first record of B. guianae to Brazil (Roraima).

Figures

Figure 1. Species of Belostomatidae. Dorsal view.(A) = Belostoma aurivillianum (Male, from Amazonas). (B) = B. bosqi (Female, from Ceará).(C) = B. costalimai (Male,from Pará).(D) = B.dallasi (Male,from Bahia).(E) = B.dentatum (Male, from Amazonas).(F) = B.elongatum (Male, from Mato Grosso).(G) = B.foveolatum (Male, from Ceará). (H) = B. guianae (Female, from Roraima). (I) = B. harrisi (Male, Amazonas). (J) = B. amazonum (Male, Amazonas). (K) = B. denticolle (Male, Amazonas).(L) = B.dilatatum (Male,Maranhão).Scale bar:2 mm.

Figure 5. Distribution of Belostomatidae in South America. Red symbol – known records, yellow symbol – new records. (A) = Belostoma dallasi (square),B. elongatum (circle), B. guianae (triangle). (B) = B. dentatum (circle),B.foveolatum (triangle), B.harrisi (square).