Rheumatobates trinitatis ( China , 1943 ), 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 : 168

Rheumatobates trinitatis ( China, 1943)

( Figs. 10G–I , 12A )

Hynesia trinitatis China, 1943: 72–77 (original description).

Rheumatobates trinitatis: Hungerford 1954: 536 (changed combination).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the male hind femur straight; the male fore femur with a tuft of stout setae on the anterior margin, and a dense fringe of long setae curved towards the apex ( Figs. 10G–H ) ( Hungerford 1954).

Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Extremoz, CTA - Manguezal , 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (10♂, 11♀ CEAAVF) ; Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio Mar de Tabatinga , 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (7♀ 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.