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 Belostoma harrisi Lauck, 1964 Figs 6 , 20 , 40 Diagnosis Clypeogenal cleft longer than clypeoloral cleft ( Fig. 20 ); prosternal keel rounded, broad, prominent, slightly projecting anterad in lateral view; dorsal arms of phallosoma very slender, widely separate, with outer margins slightly directed posteroventrally at mid-length, and apexes slightly convergent ( Ribeiro et al. 2017 ). Material examined BRAZIL – Maranhão • 1 ♀ ; Carolina municipality, Perímetro Urbano; 7°19′40″ S , 47°27′14″ W ; 25 – 26 Dec. 2013; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira , T . T . Silva and T .L. Rocha leg. [00056]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA • 1 ♀ ; Mirador municipality, Zona Rural, Sítio Melancia; [ 6°22′19.7″ S , 44°21′44.1″ W ]; 19–20 Dec. 2006; R .O. Souza, J.C. Silva et al. leg. [00048]; C.L. Franco det. 2021; CZMA . Distribution ARGENTINA ( Ribeiro et al. 2017 ); BRAZIL : Amazonas ( De Carlo 1966 ; Bachmann 1999 ; Ribeiro et al. 2017 ; Almeida et al. 2019 ), Maranhão (this work), Pará ( Lauck 1964 ; Bachmann 1999 ; Ribeiro et al. 2017 ; Almeida et al. 2019 ), Roraima ( Ribeiro et al. 2017 ; Almeida et al. 2019 ); GUYANA ( Lauck 1964 ); PERU ( Ribeiro et al. 2017 ); SURINAME ( Lauck 1964 ); VENEZUELA ( Lauck 1964 ). Distribution in northeastern Brazil Maranhão . Note First records from the state of Maranhão and northeastern Brazil .