A synopsis of Martarega White, 1879 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) occurring in the Brazilian Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species
Author
Barbosa, Julianna Freires
Author
Ribeiro, José Ricardo Inacio
Author
Nessimian, Jorge Luiz
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Journal of Natural History
2012
2012-05-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.651645
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10.1080/00222933.2011.651645
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Martarega williamsi
Truxal, 1949
(
Figures 9A–C
, 14B)
Martarega williamsi
Truxal, 1949: 13
[
Panamá
,
Brazil
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
].
Martarega williamsi
:
Nieser 1970: 72
[
Brazil
].
Martarega williamsi
:
Nieser 1975: 205
[
Panamá
,
Brazil
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
].
Martarega williamsi
:
Froeschner 1981: 60
[
Ecuador
].
Martarega williamsi
:
Heckman 2011: 491
[South America].
No specimens were collected in the regions sampled, but the species was recorded from the northern South American continent and
Panama
.
Martarega williamsi
is easily recognized by (1) the presence of one or two groups of short bristles near outer lateral margin and (2) two stripes extending onto hemelytra, one short and median longitudinal stripe and other along costal margin (
Figure 9
).