Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954

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 : 166-168

Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954

( Figs. 10A–C , 12A )

Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954: 566–567 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the males having an uniform row of setae on the dorsolateral margin of antennomere IV; the hind trochanter incrassate, as thick as the hind coxa, and not armed; the hind femur without a T-shaped or anchor-shaped structure on its mesal surface; and the hind trochanter joined beyond the base of the femur and not densely margined with long setae on the basal lobe ( Figs. 10A–C ) ( Hungerford 1954).

Examined material. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Caicó, Represa Itans, 6°29’19.1”S 37°03’52.7”W, 09- XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 7♀ DPIC) ; Ceará-Mirim , Rio Ceará-Mirim , 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, poça temporária próxima ao rio Ceará-Mirim , 5°40’40.4”S, 35°13’19.8”W, 14-V-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, Lagoa Azul , 5°42’49.4”S, 35°18’45.5”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, Lagoa da Capivara , 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 2♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, lagoas de captação da Av.Ayrton Senna , 5°52’04.9”S, 35°12’26.6”W, 27-X-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (9♂, 28♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, UFRN, espelho d’agua da Reitoria , 5°50’21.8”S, 35°12’04.7”W, 13-VI-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (7♂, 4♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Santana do Matos, Açude Alecrim , 5°57’51.3”S, 36°39’26.0”W, 28-XI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 5♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, Riacho Macacos , 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento , poças d’água nas rochas, 6°25’07.4”S, 35°42’22.4”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, açude do Rio Espinharas , 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (3♀ apterous CEAAVF) .

Figures

FIGURE 10. Species of Rheumatobates from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral views of apterous male, (C) dorsal view of macropterous male (distal part of forewing removed). (D–F) Rheumatobates minutus flavidus, (D) dorsal and (E) ventral views of apterous male, (F) dorsal view of macropterous female. (G–I) Rheumatobates trinitatis, (G) dorsal and (H) ventral views of apterous male, (I) dorsal view of apterous female. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.

FIGURE 12. (A–B) Distribution records for species of Gerromorpha in state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil.