Buenoa konta Nieser & Pelli, 1994

Fig. 10 E

Buenoa konta Nieser & Pelli, 1994: 1–3, figs 1–4 [original description].

Diagnosis.

Very small species, male length 3.7–4.3 mm. Synthlipsis narrow, 1 / 4 of vertex width). Labial prong subequal in length to third labial article, originating proximally on article. Blackish brown hoof print-like pattern at hemelytra in dorsal view. Fore femur with wide apex, without stridulatory area.

Taxonomic notes.

Buenoa konta and B. salutis are the two smallest species of Buenoa occurring in Brazil. The former has a conspicuous blackish brown hoof print-like pattern on the hemelytra in dorsal view. This mark, with other morphological features like the short labial prong and the wide apex of the fore femur, ensures an easy identification.

Distribution.

Brazil: AL [new record], BA [new record], CE [new record], GO (Barbosa and Dias-Silva 2017), MG (Nieser and Pelli 1994; Nieser and Melo 1997; Melo and Nieser 2004; Barbosa and Rodrigues 2013; Carrenho et al. 2020), MS (Barbosa et al. 2010 c), PA (Barbosa et al. 2010 a; Barbosa and Nessimian 2013 a), RJ (Ribeiro et al. 2010), SE [new record].

Material examined.

Brazil,! AL, 2018: 1 ♂: Maragogi municipality, APACC, APACC 2 station, 29. IV. 2018. -8.922, -35.1796. C. F. B. Floriano, J. M. S. Rodrigues & O. M. Magalhães cols., CEIOC 81700 ; 1 ♂, 2 nymphs: same data, except: Murici municipality, EEM, EEM 5 station, 28. IV. 2018. -9.2540, -35.8010, CEIOC 81698 . ! BA, 2021: 2 ♂, 6 ♀, 1 nymph: Andaraí municipality, PNCD, Rio Garapa, Água 5 station, 08. V. 2021. -12.7456, -41.3453. J. M. S. Rodrigues & J. F. Barbosa cols., CEIOC 81915 . ! CE, 2021: 2 ♂: Aiuaba municipality, EEA, sítio Volta de Cima, lago, Água 4 station, 434 m, 05. VI. 2021. -6.6019, -40.1246. J. M. S. Rodrigues col., CEIOC 81916 . ! SE, 2018: 4 ♂, 8 ♀, 5 nymphs: Areia Branca municipality, PNSI, Riacho Negro, PNSI 2 station, 08. VII. 2018. -10.7475, -37.3402. C. F. B. Floriano, J. F. Barbosa & J. M. S. Rodrigues cols., CEIOC 81621 .