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5CBB8ECAC15651AC93AD922A91A96BF7.text	5CBB8ECAC15651AC93AD922A91A96BF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Belostoma lanemeloi Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Belostoma lanemeloi Ribeiro &amp; Ferrari sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Fig. 4A-E</p>
            <p>Type locality.</p>
            <p>Pirapora Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> Body narrow and long. Knobshaped  ‘druckknopf’ on mesepimeron rounded, as wide as long. Arms of phallotheca diverging apically in dorsal view; lateral margin of diverticulum of phallossoma strongly curved mesally, in dorsal view; width of diverticulum as long as its length, in ventral view. </p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p> Male. Body length: 14.4 mm; greatest width of body: 6.3 mm. Female. Body length: 13.7 mm; greatest width of body: 6.0 mm. Body whitish brown. Head.-Anterior frontogenal suture (anteclypeus-maxillary plate suture) shorter than posterior frontogenal suture (anteclypeus-loral plate suture); anteoculus slightly shorter than interoculus (from 0.89 to 0.94 times); length of visible segment I of rostrum from 0.78 to 0.88 times the length of visible segment II. Thorax.-Sclerite 1 of distal median plate becoming broader medially, as wide as long; notch or indentation much more poorly developed along its basilateral margin, which is somewhat concave (Fig. 4A); apical portion with lobed process poorly developed, rounded; posterior portion articulated with veins 1A and 2A bearing process directed posteriorly shorter than half of the longitudinal length of sclerite 1; process not indented apically and approximately straight; knobshaped  ‘druckknopf’ on mesepimeron rounded, as wide as long (Fig. 2A); prosternal carina poorly elevated, rectangular, quite pointed anteriorly, with its anterior margin smoothly curved, not projected anterad in lateral view; apex without tubercles (Fig. 4B). Abdomen.-Pilosity covering about one third of connexivum, poorly developed on penultimate visible segment. Male genitalia (Fig. 4C-E).-Arms of phallotheca diverging apically, shorter than its anterior region (base of phallosoma), not covering sides of ventral diverticulum in dorsal view. Ventral diverticulum curved, rounded apically in lateral view; apical margin smoothly concave, with prominence in dorsal view; lateral margins slender, not thickened, curved at mid-length, directly laterally in dorsal and ventral views. Width of diverticulum as long as its median length in ventral view. Ventroapical protuberance not distinctly produced in lateral view, approximately triangular in ventral view. </p>
            <p>Remarks.</p>
            <p> Belostoma lanemeloi sp. nov. appears closely related to the species of the  B. pygmeum group, as well as  B. plebejum . Members of the  B. pygmeum group share with the new species the posterior portion of the sclerite 1 of the distal median plate, articulated with veins 1A and 2A, bearing a short process directed posteriorly. The new species also shares with  B. nicaeum and  B. pygmeum a sclerite 1 that is somewhat straight along its basilateral margin, without any notch or indentation.  Belostoma plebejum instead shares with  B. lanemeloi sp. nov. a rounded knobshaped  ‘druckknopf’ . The new species, however, can be distinguished from the species of the  B. pygmeum group by the body being narrower and longer. Additionally, the new species may be easily mistakenly keyed to  B. plebejum when using either  Estévez and  Polhemus’ (2007) or Ribeiro and  Alecrim’s (2008) keys to the  B. plebejum group because of the considerable uniformity in body structures and the smooth genitalic variation among the species of  B. plebejum group s.l. In fact,  B. lanemeloi sp. nov. shares with  B. plebejum slender, not thickened, lateral margins of the ventral diverticulum, and a body size that is more than 13.0 mm long. The new species can be distinguished from  B. plebejum by the arms of the phallotheca diverging in dorsal view and by the width of diverticulum as long as its median length in ventral view. </p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p>The specific epithet is dedicated in honour of Dr Alan Lane de Melo (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil) for his contributions to the study of Brazilian giant water bug taxonomy.</p>
            <p>Material examined.</p>
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                  Holotype. BRAZIL • 1 ♂; Minas Gerais State,  
                <a title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -44.93/lat -17.34)" href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-44.93&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.34">Pirapora Municipality</a>
                 ; 17°20.40'S, 44°55.80'W; Nov. 1975; M. Alvarenga leg.; J.R.I. Ribeiro det.; AMNH  .-  Paratype. BRAZIL • 1 ♀; same data as for holotype . 
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ACEA504FCFE15F9CB6447C286034BDC1.text	ACEA504FCFE15F9CB6447C286034BDC1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Belostoma nieseri Ribeiro & Ferrari 2023	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Belostoma nieseri Ribeiro &amp; Ferrari sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Fig. 4F-J</p>
            <p>Type locality.</p>
            <p>Sinop Municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> Knobshaped  ‘druckknopf’ on mesepimeron piriform, longer than wide. Arms of phallotheca divergent apically and broader, in dorsal view, covering entirely the sides of diverticulum; lateral margin of diverticulum of phallossoma weakly curved mesally, in dorsal view; diverticulum of phallosoma narrower than long, with its width less than one time its median length, in ventral view. </p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p> Male. Body length: 13.5 mm; greatest width of body: 6.2 mm. Female. Body length: 13.5 mm; greatest width of body: 6.4 mm. Body whitish brown. - Head. Anterior frontogenal suture shorter than posterior frontogenal suture; anteoculus slightly shorter than interoculus (from 0.93 to 0.96 times); length of visible segment I of rostrum from 0.80 to 0.84 times the length of visible segment II. - Thorax. Sclerite 1 of distal median plate moderately narrow, becoming somewhat broader medially, narrower than long; notch or indentation not developed along its basilateral margin, which is straight (Fig. 4F); apical portion with distinct lobed process, broadly rounded; posterior portion articulated with veins 1A and 2A bearing a process directed posteriorly as long as half of longitudinal length of sclerite 1; process not indented apically and approximately straight; knobshaped  ‘druckknopf’ on mesepimeron piriform, longer than wide (Fig. 2B); prosternal carina somewhat elevated, not rectangular, pointed anteriorly, with its anterior margin smoothly curved, not projected anterad in lateral view (Fig. 4G); apex without tubercles. - Abdomen. Pilosity covering about one third of connexivum, poorly developed on penultimate visible segment. - Male genitalia (Fig. 4H-J). Arms of phallotheca diverging apically, shorter than its anterior region, covering sides of ventral diverticulum in dorsal view. Ventral diverticulum curved, becoming gradually narrowly rounded apically in lateral view; apical margin approximately straight, with small prominence in dorsal view; lateral margins slender, not thickened, curved at mid-length, slightly directly laterally in dorsal and ventral views. Width of diverticulum about 0.70 times its median length in ventral view. Ventroapical protuberance distinctly produced in lateral view, swollen, and approximately quadrangular in ventral view. </p>
            <p>Remarks.</p>
            <p> Belostoma nieseri sp. nov. may be mistakenly keyed to  B. plebejum when using Nieser and  Melo’s (1997: 60) key to  Belostoma species because both species can measure between 13.5 and 15.0 mm. In fact, the body dimensions of members of  B. nieseri sp. nov. resembles that of  B. plebejum , but the former possesses a slightly narrower shape.  Belostoma nieseri sp. nov. also shares with  B. plebejum a ventral diverticulum with an apical margin that is approximately straight, with prominence in dorsal view, the ventroapical protuberance approximately quadrangular, somewhat swollen (especially in  B. plebejum ), and the presence of mesal sulcus on ventral diverticulum in dorsal aspect. However, the arms of the phallotheca in  B. plebejum are obviously parallel and slender, whereas they diverge apically and are broader in  B. nieseri sp. nov. </p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p>The specific epithet is dedicated in honour of Dr Nico Nieser (the Netherlands) for his contributions to the study of giant water bug taxonomy.</p>
            <p>Material examined.</p>
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                  Holotype. BRAZIL • 1 ♂; Mato Grosso State,  
                <a title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -55.5056/lat -11.858098)" href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-55.5056&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-11.858098">Sinop Municipality</a>
                 ; 11°51.4859'S, 55°30.3359'W; Oct. 1974; M. Alvarenga leg.; J.R.I. Ribeiro det.; AMNH  .-   Paratype. BRAZIL • 1 ♀;  Pará State,  
                <a title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -57.6/lat -7.7)" href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-57.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-7.7">Jacareacanga Municipality</a>
                 ; 7°42'S, 57°36'W; Dec. 1968; M. Alvarenga leg.; J.R.I. Ribeiro det.; AMNH  . 
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2F682A85FF3F5EEEA5D20054B086DB47.text	2F682A85FF3F5EEEA5D20054B086DB47.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Belostoma plebejum group Lauck	<html xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3">
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            <p> Belostoma plebejum group Lauck</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p>Clypeus reaching ocular line; vertex without median longitudinal carina; eyes rounded; sulcus not extending to lorum. Posterior width of pronotum twice its median length; prosternal carina poorly elevated, wide at its base, with its length approximately half its maximum width. Pilosity of connexivum poorly developed, narrow, covering less than half of connexivum, and not extending along genital operculum (Table S1).</p>
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	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2F682A85FF3F5EEEA5D20054B086DB47	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Ribeiro, Jose R. I.;Ferrari, Augusto	Ribeiro, Jose R. I., Ferrari, Augusto (2023): Phylogenetic analysis of the Belostoma plebejum group sensu Nieser (Insecta, Hemiptera, Belostomatidae): the effect of adding continuous characters on its accuracy. Arthropod Systematics & amp; Phylogeny 81: 1-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/asp.81.e87378, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/asp.81.e87378
