New records of semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from the South Region of Brazil
Here, we present new state records of 24 species of Gerromorpha from the State of Paraná, nine from Santa Catarina and six from Rio Grande do Sul. Furthermore, of the 45 species that we studied, 36 are recorded for the first time from at least one of the three States. Our results also include one first record from Brazil and 14 from the South Region. Additionally, we identified and provide illustrations of a male of <i>Mesovelia amoena</i> Uhler, 1894, which is extremely rare in the Neotropics. Finally, the new data presented here increases the number of semi-aquatic bug species known from the South Region from 60 to 75.
Authors
- Juliana Martins Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0672-4347)
- Cleilton Lima Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-773X)
- Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6692-0323)
- Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5176-5084)
- Isabelle da Rocha Silva Cordeiro
- Nathália de Oliveira Paiva
Institutions
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e163787
- Primary Topic
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- National Museum of Natural History