Aquatic and semiaquatic bugs (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Toluviejo Municipality, Sucre Department, Caribbean region of Colombia
Moreno-R., Claudia
Molina-J., Wendy
Barbosa, Julianna Freires
Moreira, Felipe
Check List
2018
2018-11-02
14
6
985
1002
5849X
Drake & Hottes, 1952
Drake & Hottes
1952
[813,1324,877,901]
Insecta
Gerridae
Trepobates
Animalia
Hemiptera
6
991
Arthropoda
species
panamensis
Identification.The 3 species of Trepobatesoccurring in Colombiahave been collected in the study area. Males were identified as T. panamensiswhen the fore femur had no preapical constriction and the venter of abdominal segment VIII was covered only by short setae. Females were identified by the abdominal sternite VII not strongly projected posteriorly, with a fringe of short setae on the posterior margin ( Aristizábal-García 2002).
Distribution in the Colombian Caribbean region. Córdoba( Morales-Castaño and Castro-Vargas 2010), Magdalena( Molano-Rendón et al. 2005), Sucre( Aristizábal-García 2017, this work).