Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930

Almeida, Thaís Melo de, Stefanello, Fabiano & Hamada, Neusa, 2019, Belostomatidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) held in the Invertebrate Collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil: inventory and new distributional records, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 59, pp. 1-23 : 20

Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930

( Figs. 3G , 11A )

Known distribution: ARGENTINA: Salta, Jujuy,Misiones ( De Carlo, 1930; Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). BRAZIL: Bahia, Mato Grosso, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina ( Ribeiro et al., 2018). COLOMBIA: Chocó ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). PANAMA: ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). PARAGUAY: Villarica (Perez-Goodwyn, 2006). SURINAM: Marowijne Saramaca, Paramaribo ( Nieser, 1975). VENEZUELA: Bolívar, Tachira ( Perez-Goodwyn, 2006).

Material examined: 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, BRAZIL, Amazonas, Caxipacoré river , light trap, 20. IV.1985, E. Bindá coll., 1696, T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .; 2 males, pinned, Manaus municipality, Centro de Projetos e Estudos Ambientais do Amazonas – Cepeam / Soka Gakkai , 03°06’44.1”S 59°54’22.7”W, mixed light trap, 04-05.VI.1999, F. Gouveia coll., T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .; 1 male, pinned, Manaus municipality, Aruazinho stream, 06°24’44”S 60°21’25”W, IV.2005, F. Godoi & A. Lourido colls., T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .; 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Manaus municipality, Ducke Reserve, Bolívia stream, V. Linard coll., T. M. Almeida, 2017 det. 1 male, ethyl alcohol 70%, Pará , BR 422 , Tocantins river, Água Corrente stream, 22.IV.1988, U. Barbosa coll., 1682, T. M. Almeida, 2013 det .

Notes: This is the first record of L. delpontei to Amazonas and Pará states ( Brazil).

Figures

Figure 3. Species of Belostomatidae.Dorsal view.(A) = Belostoma pygmeum (Male, Amazonas).(B) = B.ribeiroi (Female,from Mato Grosso do Sul).(C) = B. stollii (Male,Amazonas).(D) = B.bachmanni (Female,from Amazonas).(E) =B.fittkaui(Male,from Amazonas).(F) = Lethocerusannulipes (Male,from Amazonas).(G) = L.delpontei(Male,from Amazonas).(H) = L.maximus (Male,from Roraima).(I) = L.paraensis – holotype (Female,from Pará).(J) =Horvathinia pelocoroides(Male, from Rondônia).(K) = Weberiellarhomboides (Male,from Rondônia).Scale bar: (A-E,J-K):2 mm,(F-I): 5 mm.

Figure 11. Distribution of Belostomatidae in South America. Red symbol: known records, yellow symbol: new records. (A) = Lethocerus delpontei (square),L.annulipes (circle).(B) = L. paraenses (square),L. maximus (circle).