Belostoma costalimai De Carlo, 1938

Figs 2, 38

Diagnosis

Ventral abdominal pubescence extending along genital operculum, covering entire margin of connexivum and part of sternites (Ribeiro 2007).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♀; Caxias municipality, Fazenda Bode; 24 Jul. 1999; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. leg. [00064]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; Mirador [sic, Formosa da Serra Negra] municipality, Parque Estadual do Mirador, Base da geraldina; 6°37′25″ S, 45°52′08″ W; 12–20 Oct. 2012; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, A.A. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00042]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

BRAZIL: Espírito Santo (Ribeiro 2007), Goiás (Menke & Lauck 1962), Maranhão (this work); Mato Grosso (Lauck 1964; Dias-Silva et al. 2010; Giehl et al. 2018), Minas Gerais (De Carlo 1938; Nieser & Melo 1997; Pelli & Barbosa 1998; Melo & Nieser 2004), Pará (Ribeiro 2000, 2007; Almeida et al. 2019), Rio de Janeiro (De Carlo 1938; Ribeiro 2005, 2007), Roraima (Ribeiro 2000, 2007), São Paulo (De Carlo 1938; Lauck 1964; Ribeiro 2007), Tocantins (Menke & Lauck 1962; Lauck 1964); COLOMBIA (Roback & Nieser 1974); SURINAME (De Carlo 1960).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Maranhão.

Note

First records from the state of Maranhão and northeastern Brazil.