Revision of Limnocoris Stal (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae) of the Guiana Shield and Amazon regions

Author(s)

Rodrigues, Higor D. D. ; Sites, Robert W.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5284, n. 1, p. 33-pg., 2023-05-10.

Abstract

The species of Limnocoris of the Guiana Shield and Amazon regions of South America are revised, including the descriptions of five new species: L. amazonensis n. sp., L. moreirai n. sp., and L. yanomami n. sp. from Brazil, L. flavescens n. sp. from Venezuela, and L. inflatus n. sp. from Suriname. Further, supplemental descriptions are provided for four previously described species: L. burmeisteri De Carlo, L. fittkaui De Carlo, L. menkei La Rivers, and L. surinamensis Nieser n. stat.; the latter was a subspecies and is here elevated to full species status. The following synonymies are proposed, with junior synonyms in brackets: L. burmeisteri De Carlo [L. lautereri Nieser, Chen & Melo n. syn.] and L. menkei La Rivers [L. birabeni De Carlo n. syn., L. bruchi De Carlo n. syn.]. An illustrated taxonomic key and distribution maps are also presented. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/16654-0 - Taxonomic study and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Limnocoris Stål, 1860 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae)
• Grantee: Higor Daniel Duarte Rodrigues
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate