Belostoma nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008

Figs 11, 22, 27, 36–37, 43

Diagnosis

Total body length 10–12 mm; eyes globose (Fig. 22); prosternal keel not prominent (Fig. 27); diverticulum of phallosoma with poorly developed median dorsal depression, dorsal arms abruptly convergent, shorter than phallobase (Figs 36–37) (Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008).

Material examined

BRAZIL – Maranhão • 6 ♂♂; 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. [00100, 00103, 00107, 00108, 00109, 00110]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 3 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, T.T. Silva and T.L. Rocha leg. [00102, 00105, 00111]; CZMA • 1 ♂; Caxias municipality, Balneário Shalom; [4°55′41.6″ S, 43°14′19.3″ W]; 27–28 Feb. 2004; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. leg. [00097]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA .

Distribution

BRAZIL: Amazonas (Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008; Almeida et al. 2019), Maranhão (this work), Pará (Ribeiro & Alecrim 2008), Rio Grande do Sul (Lopes et al. 2022).

Distribution in northeastern Brazil

Maranhão.

Note

First records from the state of Maranhão and northeastern Brazil.