Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of northeastern Brazil Author Franco, Cleilton Lima 741AEAC5-6076-4F49-BBBE-46B68F535214 Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. & Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Entomologia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. cleiltonubc@hotmail.com Author Stefanello, Fabiano 22ABA44E-2F9C-4298-A5E3-CE606939AF20 Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Laboratório de Entomologia Aquática, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil. stefanellof@gmail.com Author Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva de 6EA23A73-0473-4559-BCF3-6DC1D1297F06 Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Laboratório de Entomologia Aquática, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil. casazevedo08@gmail.com Author Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo 7B880394-839B-42A2-AF4D-B8E564160CE2 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Entomologia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ppmeiameiameia@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-05-13 932 271 304 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2537/11431 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2537 2118-9773 11190467 93508BDE-BCC6-4C54-A276-D1FA94F252CC Lethocerus delpontei De Carlo, 1930 Figs 15 , 45 Diagnosis Eyes with mesal margins parallel, posterior margin oblique; interoculus slightly carinated; prosternal keel rounded at apex ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 : fig. 37); ventromesal projection of hind tibia rounded ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 : fig. 3); hind tibia as wide as hind femur; tarsomere II of hindleg much longer than III ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ). Material examined BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♀ ; Bom Jardim municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; [ 3°32′41.0″ S , 45°36′35.1″ W ]; 1–5 Jan. 2011 ; M.M. Abreu and A.A. Santos leg. [00010]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; Caxias municipality, Reserva Ecologica do Inhamum ; [ 4°53′56″ S , 43°26′10″ W ]; 1–3 Sep. 2005 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira et al. leg. [00008]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′03″ W ; 7–15 Jan. 2011 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and E.A. Barbosa leg. [00096]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 2 ♀♀ ; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and E.A. Barbosa leg. [00011, 00012]; CZMA . • 1 ♂ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′03″ W ; 7–15 Jan. 2011 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreus and E.A. Barbosa leg. [00005]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′83″ W; 1–6 Mar. 2011 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and J.A. Silva leg. [00003]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀ ; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and J.A. Silva leg. [00002]; CZMA . • 3 ♂♂ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′03″ W ; 1–6 Mar. 2011 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and E.A. Barbosa leg. [00013, 00015, 00023]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 4 ♀♀ ; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , M.M. Abreu and E.A. Barbosa leg. [00013, 00016, 00017, 00024]; CZMA . • 3 ♂♂ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′03″ W ; 3–7 May 2011 ; M.M. Abreu and J.A. Silva leg. [00019, 00027, 00095]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 6 ♀♀ ; same data as for preceding; M.M. Abreu and J.A. Silva leg. [00004, 00005, 00009, 00014, 00020, 00021]; CZMA . • 1 ♀ ; C.N. [Centro Novo do Maranhão] municipality, Reserva Biologica do Gurupi , REBIO ; 3°14′05″ S , 46°41′03″ W ; 1–5 Jul. 2011 ; M.M. Abreu and J.A. Silva leg. [00025]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; F.[ortaleza dos] Nogueiras municipality, Santa Maria Farm , E. Experimental Agroserra ; [ 6°57′54.4″ S , 46°09′58.9″ W ]; 7–15 May 2010 ; C.S. Nunes and E. Rodrigues-da-Silva leg. [00022]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; Mirador [sic, Formosa da Serra Negra] municipality, Parque Estadual do Mirador , Base da geraldina; 6°37′25″ S , 45°52′08″ W ; 30 Jun.–6 Jul. 2011 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , T . T . Silva and A.A. Santos leg. [00029]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♂ ; Mirador [sic, Formosa da Serra Negra] municipality, Parque Estadual do Mirador ; 6°37′25″ S , 45°52′08″ W ; 12–20 Sep. 2012 ; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , L.S. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00030]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀ ; same data as for preceding; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , L.S. Santos and C.F. Barros leg. [00031]; CZMA . Figs 42–45. 42–44. Geographic distribution of Belostoma in Brazil: yellow circles and gray stars indicate known records, red circles and stars indicate new records. 42 . Belostoma discretum Montandon, 1903 . 43 . B. micantulum ( Stål, 1860 ) and B. nessimiani Ribeiro & Alecrim, 2008 . 44 . B. aurivillianum ( Montandon, 1899 ) and B. stollii ( Amyot & Serville, 1843 ) . 45 . Distribution of Lethocerus annulipes (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) , L. delpontei De Carlo, 1930 and L. maximus De Carlo, 1938 : yellow circles, gray stars, and orange cross indicate known records, red circles, stars, and cross indicate new records. Distribution ARGENTINA ( De Carlo 1930 ); BOLIVIA ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ); BRAZIL ( Mayr 1866 , 1871 ; Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ): Amazonas ( Almeida et al. 2019 ), Bahia ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ), Espírito Santo ( Cummings 1933 ; Bastos et al. 1994 ), Goiás ( Menke & Lauck 1962 ; Batista et al. 2013 ), Mato Grosso ( Heckman 1998 ), Minas Gerais ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ), Pará ( Almeida et al. 2019 ), Paraná ( De Carlo 1931 ), Rio de Janeiro ( Mayr 1866 ; Ribeiro 2005 ), Rio Grande do Sul ( Ribeiro et al. 2018 ), Santa Catarina ( Cummings 1933 ; Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ), São Paulo ( Cummings 1933 ; De Carlo 1964 ; Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ); COLOMBIA ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ); COSTA RICA ( Menke 1963 ); ECUADOR ( Cummings 1933 ); GUYANA ( Perez-Goodwyn 2006 ); NICARAGUA ( Menke 1963 ); PANAMA ( Cummings 1933 ); PARAGUAY ( De Carlo 1930 ); PERU ( Aichinger 1987 ); SURINAME ( Nieser 1975 ); VENEZUELA ( De Carlo 1964 ). Distribution in northeastern Brazil Bahia , and Maranhão . Note First records from the state of Maranhão .