Belostoma bosqi De Carlo, 1932

Figs 1, 38

Diagnosis

Yellowish or whitish longitudinal median stripe on pronotum and scutellum; ventral abdominal pubescence not extending along genital operculum, covering about one-third of connexivum (Ribeiro 2007).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 2 ♂♂; Carolina municipality, Perímetro Urbano; 7°19′40″ S, 47°27′14″ W; 25–26 Dec. 2013; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00057, 00058]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 2 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00059, 00060]; CZMA • 1 ♂; Caxias municipality, Reserva Ecologica do Inhamum; [04°53′56″ S, 43°26′10″ W]; 27–29 Apr. 2006; R.O. Souza et al. leg. [00044]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂; Reserva Ecologica do Inhamum; [4°53′56″ S, 43°26′10″ W]; 8–9 Aug. 2008; L.L. Reis leg. [00063]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

ARGENTINA (De Carlo 1930); BOLIVIA (Lauck 1964); BRAZIL: Amazonas (Nieser 1975; Ribeiro 2007; Almeida et al. 2019), Maranhão (Almeida et al. 2019; this work), Mato Grosso (Lauck 1964; Heckman 1998; Ribeiro 2007; Almeida et al. 2019; Dias-Silva et al. 2020), Mato Grosso do Sul (De Carlo 1930, Ribeiro 2007), Minas Gerais (Ribeiro 2007), Rondônia (Ribeiro 2007), São Paulo (Ribeiro 2007), Tocantins (Menke & Lauck 1962); PARAGUAY (De Carlo 1930); PERU (Lauck 1964); SURINAME (Lauck 1964); VENEZUELA (Lauck 1964).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Maranhão.