Pelocoris politus Montandon, 1895
Aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Iberá Natural Reserve (Corrientes Province, Argentina)
Mazzucconi, Silvia Ana
Reyes, Cristina Armúa De
Estévez, Ana Lía
Zootaxa
2022
2022-03-01
5104
4
451
505
7WBCZ
Montandon, 1895
Montandon
1895
[151,580,151,178]
Insecta
Naucoridae
Pelocoris
Animalia
Hemiptera
36
487
Arthropoda
species
politus
Pelocoris politus Montandon, 1895: Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Torino, 8–9.
Material examined. Galarza RS: 1 ♀, Isirí Streamnear Luna Lagoon, sample 7, 17.iv.2013; 3 ♂, Isirí Streamnear Luna Lagoon, 19.iv.2013. Itatí RS: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Itatí Lagoon, 28°41.92’S, 58°6.49’W, 28.iii.2014; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, Itatí Rincón Island, 28°42.73’S, 58°6.69’W, 29.iii.2014; 3 ♂, Corriente River, 28°44.18’S, 58°8.70’W, 30.iii.2014. Laguna Iberá RS: 1 ♂, Iberá Lagoon, 28°34’3.94’’S, 57°11’22.15’’W, 1.xii.2012; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Corriente Stream, 28°32’11.91’’S, 57°12’42.96’’W, 2.xii.2012; 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Fernández Lagoon, 11.xii.2014. San Ignacio RS: 1 ♀, vehicle path, roadside marshland and ditches, 27°54.551’S, 56°53.254’W, 3.iii.2015. San Nicolás RS: 1 ♀, Carambola Stream, 28°10.866’S, 57°26.224’W, 14.xii.2013; 1 ♂, Carambola Stream, 28°14.610’S, 57°26.378’W, 14.xii.2013. Yahaveré RS: 3 ♂, 6 ♀, Campo Angelita, roadside marshes, 28°25’40.9”S, 57°49’12.3”W, 6.xi.2015; 1 ♀, Paso Batalla, roadside marshes, 28°24’02.5”S, 57°52’56.5W, 6.xi.2015; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Medina Lagoon, 28°33’52.6”S, 57°45’28.7”W, 7.xi.2015; 1 ♀, Caaby Aguilar, roadside marshes, 28°24’03.4”S, 57°51’31.3”W, 8.xi.2015. General distribution. Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina ( Moreira et al.2011b). Habitat. Pelocoris politushas been found in rivers and lagoons ( Roback & Nieser 1974; Nieser 1975; López Ruf 1988, 1992, 1994b). At the INR, P. polituswas collected from unshaded margins with dense floating, emergent and submerged vegetation (mainly Azolla filiculoides, Pontederia azurea, P. cordata, Myriophyllum aquaticum, Hydrocleys nymphoidesand Salvinia biloba) in lentic habitats (Iberá Lagoon, Fernández Lagoon, Medina Lagoon, Itatí Lagoon, marshes, marshlands and ditches), and lotic habitats (Corriente Stream, Isirí Stream, Carambola Stream and Corriente River) in standing or slow-moving water.
Remarks. Pelocoris politusis one of the most widespread species of water bugs in the INR. It was collected together with P. bipunctulusand P. procurrens.This is the first record of this species from INR. Pelocoris polituswas previously recorded from Corrientes Provinceby López Ruf (1988, 1992, 1994b) and López Ruf et al.(2006).
3697307548
[557,1227,290,316]
2013-04-17
Luna Lagoon
Isiri Stream
36
487
1
1
3697307379
2013-04-19
Luna Lagoon
Isiri Stream
36
487
3
3
3697307400
[627,1311,326,353]
2014-03-28
-28.698668
Itati Lagoon
12
-58.108166
36
487
2
1
1
3697307457
2014-03-29
-28.712166
Itati Rincon Island
12
-58.1115
36
487
6
2
4
3697307575
[787,1432,362,389]
2014-03-30
-28.736334
Corriente River
12
-58.145
36
487
3
3
3697307443
[382,1099,398,425]
2012-12-01
-28.567762
Ibera Lagoon
1
-57.189487
36
487
1
1
3697307476
2012-12-02
-28.536642
Corriente Stream
1
-57.211933
36
487
3
1
2
3697307598
2013-12-14
-28.1811
Carambola Stream
1
-57.437065
36
487
1
1
3697307585
[705,1432,506,533]
2013-12-14
-28.2435
Carambola Stream
1
-57.439632
36
487
1
1
3697307494
[326,1311,542,569]
2015-11-06
-28.428026
Campo Angelita
1
-57.820084
36
487
9
6
3
3697307469
2015-11-06
-28.400694
Paso Batalla
1
-57.88236
36
487
1
1
3697307429
2015-11-07
-28.56461
Medina Lagoon
1
-57.757973
36
487
4
1
3
3697307326
[448,1339,614,641]
2015-11-08
-28.400944
Caaby Aguilar
1
-57.858692
36
487
1
1