New records of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from northern South America

Based on material deposited in a Colombian entomological collection, new records from northern South America (Colombia and Venezuela) are presented for eight species of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). The species belong to the genera Brachymetra Mayr, 1865 (Charmatometrinae); Limnogonus...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1647 - 1658
Main Authors Morales, Irina, Mondragón-F., Silvia P., Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pensoft Publishers 01.01.2021
Subjects
Aquatic insects
geographic distribution
Gerromor
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Summary:Based on material deposited in a Colombian entomological collection, new records from northern South America (Colombia and Venezuela) are presented for eight species of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). The species belong to the genera Brachymetra Mayr, 1865 (Charmatometrinae); Limnogonus Stål, 1868; Neogerris Matsumura, 1913 (Gerrinae, Gerrini); Tachygerris Drake, 1957 (Gerrinae, Tachygerrini); Metrobates Uhler, 1871 (Trepobatinae, Metrobatini); and Telmatometra Bergroth, 1908 (Trepobatinae, Trepobatini). Photographs of the habitus of adults and distribution maps are also presented for each species.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/17.6.1647