Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822

Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De & Rodrigues, Higor D. D., 2023, Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy, Zootaxa 5357 (2), pp. 151-185 : 163

Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822

( Figs. 6A , 7A–D )

Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822: 107–108 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body uniformly dark ( Fig. 7 ); the length of tarsomere I of the fore leg more than 0.3 times that of tarsomere II; the male styliform processes asymmetrical; the male proctiger without a distinct lateral protuberance; and the left styliform process abruptly bent upward at a right angle ( Fig. 7A ) ( Andersen & Cheng 2004).

Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, praia de Barreira D’água, areia, 5°51’18.8”S, 35°10’51.5”W, 04-II-2023, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 3♀ CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. (A–B) Distribution records for species of Gerromorpha in state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil.

FIGURE 7. Halobates micans from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–D) (A) dorsal view of apterous male, inset showing abdomen apex, white arrow indicates left styliform process of abdominal segment VIII, (B) ventral view of apterous male, (C) dorsal and (D) ventral views of apterous female. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.