Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from eastern Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil Author Lima Franco, Cleilton Author Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, Juliana Author Silva de Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Author Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo text Check List 2021 2021-03-17 17 2 551 568 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.2.551 journal article 10.15560/17.2.551 1809-127X Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris, 1933 Figure 10I–K New records. BRAZIL • 2 ♂ ; Maranhão , São João do Soter , Fonte Mariana stream; −05.12666 , −043.84111 ; 23 Dec. 2019 ; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00257, 00266 • 1 ♀ ; Maranhão , Caxias , Primavera stream; −04.84916 , −043.49527 ; 06 Aug. 2019 ; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00271 . Identification. Our material was identified based on the body about 1.30 mm long, mainly black, with an orange mark on the pronotum; antennomere IV fusiform, 4.5 times or longer than the largest width, thicker than I–III ( Fig. 10K ); and the male terminalia small and strongly inserted into the abdomen ( Fig. 10J ) (Moreira 2012). Distribution in Brazil . AM, PA, MA, MT, MG, ES, SP, RJ, SC. Comments. Previously recorded from northern Maranhão state , in the municipality of São Luís ( Moreira and Campos 2012 ). Subfamily Rhagoveliinae Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865