Belostoma harrisi Lauck, 1964

Figs 6, 20, 40

Diagnosis

Clypeogenal cleft longer than clypeoloral cleft (Fig. 20); prosternal keel rounded, broad, prominent, slightly projecting anterad in lateral view; dorsal arms of phallosoma very slender, widely separate, with outer margins slightly directed posteroventrally at mid-length, and apexes slightly convergent (Ribeiro et al. 2017).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♀; 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. [00056]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀; Mirador municipality, Zona Rural, Sítio Melancia; [6°22′19.7″ S, 44°21′44.1″ W]; 19–20 Dec. 2006; R.O. Souza, J.C. Silva et al. leg. [00048]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

ARGENTINA (Ribeiro et al. 2017); BRAZIL: Amazonas (De Carlo 1966; Bachmann 1999; Ribeiro et al. 2017; Almeida et al. 2019), Maranhão (this work), Pará (Lauck 1964; Bachmann 1999; Ribeiro et al. 2017; Almeida et al. 2019), Roraima (Ribeiro et al. 2017; Almeida et al. 2019); GUYANA (Lauck 1964); PERU (Ribeiro et al. 2017); SURINAME (Lauck 1964); VENEZUELA (Lauck 1964).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Maranhão.

Note

First records from the state of Maranhão and northeastern Brazil.