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 Stridulivelia astralis (Drake & Harris, 1938) Figure 12A–D New records. BRAZIL • 2 ♀ ; Maranhão , Caxias, Barra- Figure 13. Gerromorpha from eastern Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. A–F. Stridulivelia tersa . A–C. Macropterous male A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–F. Micropterous female. D. Dorsal view. E. Ventral view. F. Lateral view. gem stream; −04.87562 , −043.09894 ; 10 Dec. 2019 ; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00283. Identification. Our material of this genus was identified based on the key provided by Floriano et al. (2017) . The females above lack spines on the humeral angles ( Fig. 12A ); have the stridulatory structure on the lateral margin of the abdominal laterotergites formed by a row of tightly packed minute pegs ( Fig. 12D ); the first three vis- ible abdominal segments with transverse lateral sulci; the hind femur incrassate, about two times wider than the middle femur, with a spine on the distal two-thirds of the posterior margin distinctly larger than others ( Fig. 12A ); and the dorsum of abdominal segment VIII without projections. Distribution in Brazil . TO, MA*, MT, MS, MG.