Limnocoris signoreti Montandon, 1897

Reynoso-Velasco, Daniel, 2020, A new species of Limnocoris Stål (Heteroptera: Naucoridae: Limnocorinae) and new state records for species of the genus in Mexico, Zootaxa 4860 (3), pp. 375-392 : 389

Limnocoris signoreti Montandon

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Limnocoris signoreti Montandon, 1897: 5 (original description).

Limnocoris brailovskyi: Rodrigues & Sites, 2019: 485 (synonymy).

Limnocoris laucki: Rodrigues & Sites, 2019: 485 (synonymy).

Limnocoris stangei: Rodrigues & Sites, 2019: 485 (synonymy).

Published records. México: Chiapas, Estado de México, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz ( Montandon 1897; La Rivers 1970, 1976; Rodrigues & Sites 2019).

New state record. México: Michoacán.

Distribution. Limnocoris signoreti is distributed exclusively in Mexico, ranging from the central part of the country south to the state of Chiapas ( Fig. 9 ), and with most of the records south of the Transmexican Volcanic Belt biogeographic province. This species occurs in at least five biogeographic provinces, including the Pacific Lowlands (Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca), Sierra Madre del Sur (Michoacán), Balsas Basin (Michoacán, Estado de México), Veracruzan (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz), and Transmexican Volcanic Belt (Nayarit). Of the five specimens (2♂, 2♀ UMC; 1♀ MZUSP) of this species reported by Rodrigues & Sites (2019) from San Mateo Yetla (Oaxaca), only one male (UMC) belongs to L. signoreti , the remaining specimens belong to the new species L. rodriguesi .

Material examined. MÉXICO: CHIAPAS: Mpio. Ixtacomitán, Ixtacomitán, Balneario Río Blanco , 17º25’21.8’’N, 93º06’08.6’’W, 106 m, 17-May-2012, L-1338, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂) ; Mpio. Jiquipilas, Ran- cho Bonito, Pte. Rancho Bonito , 16°22’06’’N, 93°52’04.2’’W, 689 m, 03-Jun-2014, L-1814, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂, 1♀) . ESTADO DE MÉXICO: Mpio. Amatepec, San Felipe de Jesus , [18º47’57’’N, 100º09’50’’W], 1000 m, 20-Apr-2004, R. Novelo coll. (8♂, 6♀) . JALISCO: Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, El Tuito , Chacala , 20º23.165N, 105º25.683W, 312 m, 17-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (7♂, 10♀) ; Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, km 2 carr. El Tuito-Chacala , 20º16.641N, 105º21.251W, 572 m, 8-Sep-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (1♂, 1♀) ; Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, La Puerta, Pte. La Puerta , 20°26’06.4’’N, 105°18’09.1’’W, 130 m, 26-Jun-2013, L-1576, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (92♂, 131♀) ; Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, Pte. Horcones , 20º27.548N, 105º17.519W, 330 m, 19-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (9♂, 7♀) ; Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, Pte. Las Cañadas , 20º24.990N, 105º18.237W, 564 m, 18-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (2♀) ; same but 7-Sep- 2014 (1♂); Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, Pte. Peña Blanca , 20º28.903N, 105º17.422W, 293 m, 19-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (3♂, 1♀) ; Mpio. Cabo Corrientes, Sierra Paraiso, Arroyo La Ciénega , 20º22.840N, 105º19.664W, 635 m, 18-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (1♂, 1♀) ; same but 7-Sep-2014 (2♀); Mpio. Mascota, Malpaso, Arroyo El Jacal , ca. 15 km SE of Mascota, 20°25’16.1’’N, 104°41’02.4’’W, 1464 m, 27- Jun-2013, L-1580, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (2♂, 1♀) ; Mpio. Pto. Vallarta, Las Palmas , 20º49.515N, 105º05.367W, 235 m, 16-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (2♀) ; Mpio. San Sebastian del Oeste, Arroyo Los Arrayanes at Pte. Los Arrayanes , 20°49’44.5’’N, 105°00’45.1’’W, 337 m, 26-Jun-2013, L-1579, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (3♂, 10♀) ; Mpio. San Sebastián del Oeste, km 52+800 carr. San Sebastián-Pto. Vallarta, Palmillas de Macedo , 20º49.015N, 104º58.811W, 481 m, 16-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (2♂, 4♀) ; same but 14-Sep-2014 (1♂, 2♀); Mpio. San Sebastián del Oeste, km 57 carr. San Sebastían-Pto. Vallarta, Ejido Soyután , 20º49.899N, 105º00.649W, 439 m, 16-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (1♂, 2♀) ; same but 9-Sep-2014 (1♂, 1♀). MICHOACÁN: Mpio. Aguililla, Aguililla , [18.733666N, - 102.787289W], 03-Apr-2005, R. Novelo coll. (1♂,) ; Mpio. Carácuaro, Carácuaro, Río San Diego , 19º01’04.8’’N, 101º07’33.2’’W, 519 m, 22- Dec-2012, L-1473, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (2♂, 4♀) ; Mpio. Chinicuila, Sierra de Coalcomán, La Nuez , [approx. 18º40’0.52’’N, 103º24’56.57’’W], 1300 m, 9-Aug-2000 - R. Novelo & J.A. Gómez colls. (3♂, 4♀) ; Mpio. Chini- cuila, Sierra de Coalcomán, La Nuez , Cañada El Colorín , [approx. 18º40’1.73’’N, 103º25’44.96’’W], 1050 m, R. Novelo coll. 17-May-2002 (8♂, 3♀) ; same but 15-Sep-2003 (1♂, 1♀); same but 16-Feb-2005 (1♂, 1♀); same but 01-Apr-2005 (4♂, 2♀); same but 31-May-2005 (1♀); same but 05-Jul-2005 (1♂, 1♀); same but 16-Aug-2005 (3♂); same but 27-Sep-2005 (3♂, 2♀); same but 08-Nov-2005 (3♂); same but 22-Jan-2006 (2♂); Mpio. Coalcomán, El Salitre de Maruata , 18º53’00.6’’N, 103º08’40.5’’W, 1149 m, 25-Dec-2012, L-1485, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (4♀) ; Mpio. Coalcomán, El Salitre de Maruata, Río El Gauyabal , 18º52’50.4’’N, 103º08’44.5’’W, 1143 m, 25-Dec-2012, L-1486, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (6♂, 2♀) ; Mpio. Coalcomán, La Chichihua , [18º44’36’’N, 103º13’1.39’’W], 19- Feb-2005, R. Novelo & J.A. Gómez colls. (4♂, 5♀) ; same but 02-Apr-2005, R. Novelo coll. (4♂, 12♀) ; same but 04-Jun-2005 (2♂, 3♀); same but 10-Jul-2005 (2♂, 2♀). OAXACA: Mpio. Candelaria Loxicha, Candelaria Loxicha, Río San Juan at km 207 carr. Oaxaca-San Pedro Pochutla , 15º55’32.5’’N, 96º29’12.6’’W, 400 m, 02-Apr- 2015, L-1904, Reynoso-Velasco, Sites, Shepard & Barr colls. (1♂, 1♀) ; Mpio Valle Nacional San Mateo Yetla, 13- X-1990, E. Barrera, E. Ramirez & A. Cadena (1♂ UMC) . VERACRUZ: Mpio. Huatusco, Huatusco, Río Jamapa , 16-Aug-1986, R. Novelo coll. (1♂) .

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FIGURE 9. Distribution of Limnocoris signoreti Montandon.