New records and checklist of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha) from the Southern region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Carla Fernanda Burguez Floriano Universidade Federal do Paraná, Zoology Department
  • Iana Aparecida Dalla Valle Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Group of Environmental Studies and Education GEAMBE
  • Alan Lane de Melo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Biological Sciences Institute, Parasitology Department

Keywords:

water-bug, aquatic insects, Iguatemi River

Abstract

A list of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera species from the southern region of Mato Grosso do Sul State is presented. The material was collected between 2008 and 2009. Samples were obtained from 10 streams (Água Boa, Cerro Verde, Cumprida, Ponte, Doradão, Guaçú, Guaporites, Nhu-Verá, Perobão and Santa Maria), one river (Iguatemi River) and nine ponds (Bacal, Balan, Ponte, Cinco, Macrófitas, Bugão, Sítio, Cascalho, and Oxbow). A total of 63 aquatic and semi-aquatic species of Heteroptera were recorded, of which 32 are new records.
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Published

2013-03-01

How to Cite

Floriano, C. F. B., Oliveira, I. A. D. V., & Melo, A. L. de. (2013). New records and checklist of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera: Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha) from the Southern region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 13(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1069

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2013): v13n1

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