Checklist and distribution of semiaquatic and aquatic Heteroptera (Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha) occurring in Brazil 2958 Author Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Author Barbosa, Julianna Freires Author Ribeiro, José Ricardo Inacio Author Alecrim, Viviani Pereira text Zootaxa 2011 2011-07-08 2958 1 1 74 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2958.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2958.1.1 1175­5334 5281851 Halobatopsis platensis (Berg, 1879) Geographical distribution: Brazil , Argentina , and Uruguay . Nieser and Melo (1997) mentioned the occurrence of this species from Paraguay . Because the original record from Paraguay was not found on the literature, and those authors did not mention examining material from the country, the citation can be mistaken. Distribution in Brazil : Central-West, Southeast, and South regions (MT, MG, DF, RJ, RS) ( Drake & Harris 1938 , 1941 ; Nieser 1970c ; Jurberg & Gomes 1983 ; Nieser & Melo 1997, 1999; Pelli et al. 2006 ; Souza et al. 2006 ; Ribeiro et al. 2010 ).