Lethocerus paraensis Lanzer-de-Souza, 1991

junior synonym of L. maximus

(Figs. 3I, 11B)

Known distribution: ARGENTINA: Salta (Perez-Goodwyn, 1997). BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Perez-Goodwyn, 1997). BRAZIL: Ceará, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul (Perez-Goodwyn, 1997). PARAGUAY: Puerto Pinasco (Perez-Goodwyn, 1997). VENEZUELA: Apure, Guárico (Perez-Goodwyn, 1997).

Type Material examined: 1 female holotype, pinned, BRAZIL, Pará, Tucuruí lake, near Tocantins river, Germoplasma island, X.1987, Almir coll., Lanzer-de-Souza, 1991 det.