Anisops femoralis Fieber, 1851: 483 [original description].
Buenoa femoralis
Kirkaldy (1904) : 120
Survey of the Notonectidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nepomorpha) from northeastern Brazil
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(Fieber, 1851)
Fieber
1851
Insecta
Notonectidae
Buenoa
Animalia
Hemiptera
Arthropoda
species
femoralis
Fig. 10 B
Anisops femoralis Fieber, 1851: 483[original description]. Buenoa femoralis ; Kirkaldy (1904): 120[genus transfer].
Diagnosis. Large species, male length 7.8–8.6 mm. Synthlipsis wide, nearly 1 / 2 of vertex width. Labial prong much longer than third labial article, originating slightly after half of article. Fore femur slightly widened at apex, with ~ 17 ridges in a triangular stridulatory area.
Taxonomic notes. Buenoa femoralisis one of the largest species of the genus in Brazil, together with B. antigone antigone, B. crassipes( Champion, 1901), and B. oreiaNieser, Melo, Pelli & Barbosa, 1997. It is usually larger than the first two species and smaller than the last one, and shows different shapes of the fore femur, stridulatory area, and labial prong. The closest species in northeastern Brazilis B. pallipes, which is a distinctly smaller species, with differently shaped labial prong.
Distribution. Brazil: AM( Barbosa and Nessimian 2013 a), PI[new record], PR( Jaczewski 1928). Peru( Truxal 1953). Puerto Rico( Fieber 1851). U. S. Virgin Islands( Barber 1939).
Material examined. Brazil,! PI, 2018: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 4 nymphs: Caracol municipality, PNSC, entre o Mirante “ Janela do Sertão ” e o cemitério, Água 2 station, 566 m, 10. XII. 2018. -9.2188, -43.4902. J. M. S. Rodrigues& O. M. Magalhãescols., CEIOC82007; 1 ♂: same data, except: Guaribas municipality, açude, Água 10 station, 640 m, 14. XII. 2018. -9.3649, -43.7546, CEIOC82006; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 nymph: same data, except: Caracol municipality, Água 13 station, 526 m, 15. XII. 2018. -9.2140, -43.4965, CZMA; 2 ♂: same data, except: proximo a estrada, Terra 6 station, 11. XII. 2018. -9.2137, -43.4986. C. C. Gonçalvescol., CEIOC82080. Samestate, 2020: 4 ♂, 2 ♀: same data, except: poças ao lado da estrada proximo ao cemitério, Água 4 station, 565 m, 13. II. 2020. -9.2185, -43.4904. J. M. S. Rodrigues& I. R. S. Cordeirocols., CEIOC81910; 1 ♂: same data, except: Povoado Sobrado, alagado em área de pasto, Água 11 station, 499 m, 16. II. 2020. -9.2111, -43.5202, CEIOC81908; 1 ♂, 8 ♀: same data, except: Guaribas municipality, brejão, açude, Água 12 station, 640 m, 18. II. 2020. -9.3650, -43.7544, CEIOC81909.
5105709526
2018-12-10
CEIOC
J. M. S. Rodrigues & O. M. Magalhaes
Brazil
566
-9.2188
entre o Mirante " Janela do Sertao " e o cemiterio, Agua 2 station
7
-43.4902
Caracol municipality
CEIOC 82007
3
2
1
5105709490
2018-12-14
CEIOC
J. M. S. Rodrigues & O. M. Magalhaes
Brazil
640
-9.3649
acude, Agua 10 station
7
-43.7546
Guaribas municipality
CEIOC 82006
1
1
5105709403
2018-12-15
CZMA
J. M. S. Rodrigues & O. M. Magalhaes
Brazil
526
-9.214
Agua 13 station
7
-43.4965
Caracol municipality
3
2
1
5105709365
2018-12-11
CEIOC
C. C. Goncalves
Brazil
526
-9.2137
proximo a estrada, Terra 6 station
7
-43.4986
Caracol municipality
CEIOC 82080
2
2
5105709480
2020-02-13
CEIOC
J. M. S. Rodrigues & I. R. S. Cordeiro
Brazil
565
-9.2185
pocas ao lado da estrada proximo ao cemiterio, Agua 4 station
7
-43.4904
Same
CEIOC 81910
6
2
4
5105709335
2020-02-16
CEIOC
J. M. S. Rodrigues & I. R. S. Cordeiro
Brazil
499
-9.2111
alagado em area de pasto, Agua 11 station
7
-43.5202
Povoado Sobrado
CEIOC 81908
1
1
5105709443
2020-02-18
CEIOC
J. M. S. Rodrigues & I. R. S. Cordeiro
Brazil
640
-9.365
brejao, acude, Agua 12 station
7
-43.7544
Guaribas municipality
CEIOC 81909
9
8
1