New records of semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from the Caatinga biome, Brazil

Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) are small to mid-sized insects, currently represented by more than 2,100 known species distributed on all continents, except for Antarctica. So far, 244 species have been recorded from Brazil, but only 63 from the Northeast Region of the country...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 311 - 338
Main Authors Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, Juliana, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 01.05.2023
Subjects
Aquatic insects
biodiversity
Ecosystems
geographic distribu
Gerromorpha
Hemiptera
Heteroptera
Hydrology
National parks
New records
Species
Vegetation
Brazil
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Summary:Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) are small to mid-sized insects, currently represented by more than 2,100 known species distributed on all continents, except for Antarctica. So far, 244 species have been recorded from Brazil, but only 63 from the Northeast Region of the country. The relatively small number of species in this region is related to the virtual lack of knowledge on the fauna of the Caatinga, a biome that is distributed essentially throughout this region. We present here new records for 28 species based on material collected in four Federal Conservation Units of the Caatinga biome: Aiuaba Ecological Station (Ceará state), Chapada Diamantina National Park (Bahia state), Catimbau National Park (Pernambuco state), and Serra das Confusões National Park (Piauí state). Moreover, several species are recorded for the first time from at least one of these states: 11 from Bahia, ten from Ceará, two from Pernambuco, and eight from Piauí.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/19.3.311