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0102A435FFEB663C90B7B2AEFACCE1F6.text	0102A435FFEB663C90B7B2AEFACCE1F6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachymetra albinervus (Amyot & Serville 1843)	<div><p>Brachymetra albinervus (Amyot &amp; Serville, 1843)</p><p>(Figs. 1A–C, 3A)</p><p>Halobates albinervus Amyot &amp; Serville, 1843: 412 (original description).</p><p>Brachymetra albinervus: Mayr 1865: 445 (changed combination).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on antennomere I shorter than the sum of II and III; the eye not surpassing the anterolateral corner of the pronotum; the pronotum with apex rounded in apterous specimens, not reaching abdominal tergum I; the fore femur slightly arched, with few conical black setae ventrally, and the dorsal surface of meso- and metacetabulum with silvery setae (Fig. 1A) (Cordeiro 2017).</p><p>Discussion. We reexamined the material of B. furva Drake, 1957 from Rio Grande do Norte identified by Rodrigues et al. (2012), and now consider them to be specimens of B. albinervus .</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 20-X-2016, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ CEAAVF) ; same data, except 04-III-2018 (9♂, 5♀ CEAAVF); same data, except 03-XI-2019 (2♂ CEAAVF); same data, except 21-IV-2022 (2♂, 1♀ CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu , EMPARN, 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 01-VI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 3♀ CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu – BR101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 2♀ CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Parnamirim</a>, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 06-X-2019 , R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 1♀ CEAAVF); same data, except 17-VII-2022 (6♂, 6♀ CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.161587&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.953972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.161587/lat -5.953972)">Parnamirim</a>, Riacho Taborda, 5°57’14.3”S, 35°09’41.7”W, 20-IX-2019 , R.P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo leg. (6♂, 4♀ CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.26797&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9169164" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.26797/lat -5.9169164)">Parnamirim</a>, 5°55’00.9”S, 35°16’04.7”W, 09-IX-2011 , R. Boldrini leg. (1♂, 2♀ INPA); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Ceará-Mirim</a>, Rio Ceará-Mirim, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018 , R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ CEAAVF); same data, except 21-IX-2019 (2♂, 3♀ CEAAVF; 4♀ DPIC) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEB663C90B7B2AEFACCE1F6	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFEA663C90B7B0FFFA0FE4E4.text	0102A435FFEA663C90B7B0FFFA0FE4E4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake & Harris 1934	<div><p>Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake &amp; Harris, 1934</p><p>(Figs. 1D–G, 3A)</p><p>Cylindrostethus palmaris Drake &amp; Harris, 1934: 222 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our apterous specimens were identified based on the body color mostly yellow, with the lateral black stripes of the pronotum as wide as the central yellow stripe (Figs. 1D, F); the apex of abdominal sternum VII of the males emarginated medially (Fig. 1E); the basolateral processes of the male proctiger shorter than wide; and abdominal tergum VIII of the female with the apex acute (Figs. 1F–G) (Floriano et al. 2016b).</p><p>Discussion. This species was previously recorded in Rio Grande do Norte from Parnamirim municipality by Rodrigues et al. (2012).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal,ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 04-III-2018, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (22♂, 29♀ apterous CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101 , 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 24-V-2018, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ apterous, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF); same data, except 22-XII-2019 (22♂, 29♀ apterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 06- X-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (8♂, 19♀ apterous CEAAVF); same data, except 17-VI-2022 (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEA663C90B7B0FFFA0FE4E4	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFEA663C90B7B7D0FB0AE6A1.text	0102A435FFEA663C90B7B7D0FB0AE6A1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnogonus aduncus Drake & Harris 1933	<div><p>Limnogonus aduncus Drake &amp; Harris, 1933</p><p>(Figs. 2A–C, 3B)</p><p>Limnogonus aduncus Drake &amp; Harris, 1933b: 110 (original description).</p><p>Identification: Our specimens were identified based on the mesopleuron nearly black dorsally, with a pale stripe in the middle; and the males with a single curved spine-like protuberance on abdominal sternum VIII (Fig. 2C) (Nieser 1970; Nieser &amp; Melo 1997).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179806&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9323053" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179806/lat -5.9323053)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’56.3”S, 35°10’47.3”W, 17-VII-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂ apterous, 1♂ macropterous CEAAVF).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEA663C90B7B7D0FB0AE6A1	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFEA663990B7B53DFB6CE146.text	0102A435FFEA663990B7B53DFB6CE146.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnogonus ignotus Drake & Harris 1934	<div><p>Limnogonus ignotus Drake &amp; Harris, 1934</p><p>(Figs. 2D–F, 3B)</p><p>Limnogonus ignotus Drake &amp; Harris, 1934: 205–206 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the length of antennomere I less than or equal to the width of the head across the eyes; the body length of apterous specimens 5.8–6.2 mm, the macropterous specimens 7 mm long; and male abdominal sternum VIII without a curved spine-like protuberance (Fig. 2F) (Nieser 1970; Nieser &amp; Melo 1997).</p><p>Discussion. The specimens from Rio Grande do Norte have the dorsal part of the mesopleuron brown to lightbrown (Fig. 2F), similar to L. profugus Drake &amp; Harris, 1930, and opposed to the reddish-brown typical of L. ignotus . However, the length of antennomere I less than or equal to the width of the head across the eyes, in addition to the total length of the body, led us to identify the specimens examined here as L. ignotus .</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR 101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Nísia Floresta, Lagoa na FLONA , 6°04’31.8”S, 35°10’37.0”W, 28-VI-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.241196&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6824164" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.241196/lat -5.6824164)">Extremoz</a>, CTA - lagoa com água de chuva, 5°40’56.7”S, 35°14’28.3”W, 22-X-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 5♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEA663990B7B53DFB6CE146	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFEF663990B7B31EFE20E30C.text	0102A435FFEF663990B7B31EFE20E30C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnogonus recurvus Drake & Harris 1930	<div><p>Limnogonus recurvus Drake &amp; Harris, 1930</p><p>(Figs. 2G–I, 3B)</p><p>Limnogonus recurvus Drake &amp; Harris, 1930: 236–237 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the dorsal part of the mesopleuron brown with a lighter stripe in the middle (Fig. 2I); and the males with a rounded gibbosity followed by a curved spine-like protuberance on abdominal sternum VIII (Fig. 2I) (Nieser 1970; Nieser &amp; Melo 1997).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 03-XI-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); same data, except 21-IV-2022 (1♀ apterous); Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101 , 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 24-V-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 13-VII-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF); same data, except 06-X-2019 (2♂, 3♀ apterous); same data except (3♂, 3♀ apterous, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEF663990B7B31EFE20E30C	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFEF663790B7B180FB5BE75E.text	0102A435FFEF663790B7B180FB5BE75E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neogerris lotus (B. White 1879) Det. J. T. Polhemus, J. T. Polhemus	<div><p>Neogerris lotus (White, 1879)</p><p>(Figs. 4, 5D–L, 6A)</p><p>Limnogonus lotus White, 1879a: 488 (original description).</p><p>Limnogonus celeris Drake &amp; Harris, 1934: 214 (original description) (new synonym).</p><p>Neogerris celeris: Andersen 1975: 22–23 ( Gerrinae generic reclassification, changed combination).</p><p>Neogerris lotus: Andersen 1975: 22–23 ( Gerrinae generic reclassification, changed combination).</p><p>Identification. This species is very similar to N. lubricus, with about the same body length, but the pronotum posterior lobe usually reaches to only half of the mesonotum (Fig. 4E). However, the apterous specimens from Rio Grande do Norte have the pronotum completely covering the mesonotum (Figs. 5D, H), which is a rarer condition (see Nieser 1994). We identified our specimens as N. lotus based on male abdominal tergum VIII broad with the lateral margins parallel, and bearing a notch on its posterior margin (Figs. 4F–G, 5J–L), which is absent in N. lubricus (Fig. 5A)—although in some specimens the notch is not as prominent as in the illustration given by Drake &amp; Harris (1934).</p><p>Lectotype designation. Neogerris lotus was described from specimens from Manaus, state of Amazonas, northern Brazil (White 1879a). The author did not mention the number of specimens in the type series and did not designate the holotype. Despite being a species with several records in the literature, including redescriptions (e.g., Drake &amp; Harris 1934; Nieser 1970), no author has designated the lectotype for this species. The type series is currently deposited in the Natural History Museum in London (BMNH); this series is composed of three males, two females, and a nymph; all adults are macropterous. Although a female is the only specimen bearing the “Type” label among the five adults, they all also have “ Syntype ” labels. Since males within Neogerris have the diagnostic features hitherto used in species identification, we herein designate one of the males as the lectotype (Figs. 4A–B), and the remaining four adult specimens as paralectotypes.</p><p>Discussion. Neogerris lotus and N. celeris are very similar morphologically, a fact already mentioned by Drake &amp; Harris (1934) and Nieser (1994). Nieser (1970) and Nieser &amp; Alkins-Koo (1991) even identified specimens of N. celeris from Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively, which was later corrected by Nieser (1994); he argued that they were specimens of N. lotus with the pronotum covering the mesonotum. However, Nieser (1994) mentioned that since this condition was probably rare, the two species could still be separated by two diagnostic features: the length of the pronotum and the shape of male abdominal tergum VIII. In N. lotus, the pronotum covers about halfway over the mesonotum (as in Fig. 4E), and the posterior margin of male abdominal tergum VIII is shallowly concave medially (Fig. 5J), whereas in N. celeris, the pronotum almost reaches the metanotum, exposing only a narrow part of the mesonotum (Figs. 4C–D), and the posterior margin of male abdominal tergum VIII is distinctly concave medially, forming a prominent notch (Fig. 5L). After examination of the type series and additional material of N. lotus (including specimens identified by N. Nieser) and paratypes of N. celeris, we noticed that male abdominal tergum VIII is very similar between them. The paratype of N. celeris examined does not have the posterior margin of tergum VIII distinctly notched, unlike the illustrations provided by Drake &amp; Harris (1934: plate XXV, fig. a), but with only a slight median concavity (Fig. 4G).</p><p>When studying specimens of Neogerris from Rio Grande do Norte, we detected variation in the shape of male abdominal tergum VIII in one of the collected species (Figs. 5J–L), in addition to a subtle variation in the length of the pronotum, which either completely covered or exposed a thin stripe of the mesonotum. This species was initially identified as N. celeris because the pronotum reaches the metanotum and the posterior margin of male abdominal tergum VIII has a slight median concavity. However, after considering the variation in the pronotal length of N. lotus, and the variation of the posterior margin of abdominal tergum VIII in males from the same locality, which varied from a slight medial concavity, similar to what is described for N. lotus (Figs. 5J–K), to a deeper notch as described for N. celeris (Fig. 5L), led us to re-identify the material. The intraspecific morphological variation described in the literature and that observed in the specimens examined here lead us to consider N. lotus and N. celeris as conspecific. Thus, N. celeris is here considered a junior synonym of N. lotus .</p><p>Type material examined. LECTOTYPE of N. lotus: [no locality data] Limnogonus lotus B.W., Pres. by Perth Museum, B.M. 1953-629, Limnogonus lotus B.W. Paratype, Syntype, Paratype, NHMUK 013590048 (♂ macropterous BMNH). PARALECTOTYPES of N. lotus: [no locality data] Limnogonus lotus B.W. Type, Pres. by Perth Museum B.M. 1953-629, Type, Syntype, BMNH (E) #1005960, NHMUK 013590049 (1♀ BMNH); [no locality data] Limnogonus lotus B.W. Paratype, Pres. by J. Ritchie Curator Perth Mus. B.M. 1929-79, on loan from Birt. Mus. det. W.E. China 1932, Paratype, Syntype, NHMUK 013590056 (1♂ BMNH); [no locality data] Limnogonus lotus B.W., Limnogonus lotus B.W. Paratype, Pres. by Perth Museum B.M. 1953-629, NHMUK 013590054, NHMUK 013590055 (1♂, 1♀ BMNH). PARATYPES of N. celeris: PARAGUAY: Villarrica, S.A., Paraguay, 16.3.[19]24, Fran. Schade, Limnogonus celeris D&amp;H, Paratype Limnogonus celeris D&amp;H, CJ Drake Coll. 1956 (1♂, 1♀ apterous USNM).</p><p>Additional material examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso:Amazonasgebiet, Rio Xingu, Lago Garap, 26.8.[19]65, leg. E.J. Fittkau, coll. Amazonas 196, 0/3,A566-1, Limnogonus lotus White, det. N. Nieser, J. T. Polhemus Collection 2014, C.J. Drake Accession (1♂ apterous USNM); Matto [=Mato] Grosso side of Rio Araguaia, Santa Isabel, VII-15 to 22-57, Borys Malkin, Neogerris lotus (B. White) Det. J.T. Polhemus, J.T. Polhemus Collection 2014 C.J. Drake Accession (1♂ apterous, 5♂, 4♀ macropterous USNM); Capitao Vasconselos, on Rio Tuatuari, Up. Xingu Basin, Matto [=Mato] Grosso, VII-31-1957, Borys Malkin, Neogerris lotus (B. White) Det. J.T. Polhemus, J.T. Polhemus Collection 2014 C.J. Drake Accession (1♂, 1♀ macropterous USNM); Amazonasgebiet, Rio Xingu, Lago Garapu, 26.8.65, leg. E.J. Fittkau, Coll. Amazonas 1960/3, A566-1, Limnogonus lotus White, det. N. Nieser 69’, J. T. Polhemus Collection 2014 C.J. Drake Accession (1♂ apterous, 1♀ macropterous USNM); Amazonasgebiet, Chavantina, Rio d. Mortes, 20.8.65, leg. E.J. Fittkau, Coll. Amazonas 1960/3, A562-2, Limnogonus lotus White N. Nieser det., J. T. Polhemus Collection 2014 C.J. Drake Accession (4♀ macropterous USNM); Amazonasgebiet, Rio Xingu, Rio Sete de S., 24.8.65, leg. E.J. Fittkau, coll. Amazonas 1960 /3, A565-2, Limnogonus celeris D. &amp; Harr. det. N. Nieser 69’, seems to be lotus small!, J. T. Polhemus Collection 2014 C.J. Drake Accession (1♀ apterous USNM). Rio Grande do Norte: Ceará-Mirim, Rio Ceará-Mirim, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu, EMPARN, 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 01-VI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (3♀ apterous, CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado, 5°55’56.3”S, 35°10’47.3”W, 17-VII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 7♀ apterous, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFEF663790B7B180FB5BE75E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE1663490B7B526FC83E13E.text	0102A435FFE1663490B7B526FC83E13E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neogerris lubricus (White 1879)	<div><p>Neogerris lubricus (White, 1879)</p><p>(Figs. 5A–C, 6A)</p><p>Limnogonus lubricus White, 1879a: 489 (original description).</p><p>Neogerris lubricus: Andersen 1975: 22–23 ( Gerrinae generic reclassification, changed combination).</p><p>Identification: Our specimens were identified based on the body length of apterous specimens less than 7 mm, the macropterous specimens less than 8 mm long; the pronotum of apterous forms reaching the metanotum (Figs. 5A, C), and male abdominal tergum VIII narrow, slightly converging posteriorly, with the posterior margin convex, slightly notched (Fig. 5A) (Nieser 1994).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Itajá, açude em <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.772472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.726667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.772472/lat -5.726667)">Itajá</a>, 5°43’36.0”S, 36°46’20.9”W, 02- X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 6♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE1663490B7B526FC83E13E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE5663390B7B356FBF6E2FF.text	0102A435FFE5663390B7B356FBF6E2FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Halobates micans Eschscholtz 1822	<div><p>Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822</p><p>(Figs. 6A, 7A–D)</p><p>Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822: 107–108 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body uniformly dark (Fig. 7); the length of tarsomere I of the fore leg more than 0.3 times that of tarsomere II; the male styliform processes asymmetrical; the male proctiger without a distinct lateral protuberance; and the left styliform process abruptly bent upward at a right angle (Fig. 7A) (Andersen &amp; Cheng 2004).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.180973&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.855222" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.180973/lat -5.855222)">praia de Barreira</a> D’água, areia, 5°51’18.8”S, 35°10’51.5”W, 04-II-2023, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 3♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE5663390B7B356FBF6E2FF	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE5663390B7B1F4FE81E646.text	0102A435FFE5663390B7B1F4FE81E646.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Husseyella diffidens (Drake & Harris 1933)	<div><p>Husseyella diffidens (Drake &amp; Harris, 1933)</p><p>(Figs. 3A, 8A–C)</p><p>Microvelia diffidentis Drake &amp; Harris, 1933a: 52–53 (original description).</p><p>Husseyella diffidens: Herring 1955: 23 (changed combination, epithet emendation).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the shape of the female abdomen. In H. diffidens, the lateral margin of the abdomen is convex or almost straight, especially on laterotergites V–VII (Fig. 8C); whereas in H. halophila Drake, 1958, the only congener occurring in Brazil, the lateral margin is slightly sinuous and the laterotergites are more reflected (Rodrigues et al. 2021c: page 131, Fig. 81). Husseyella turmalis (Drake &amp; Harris, 1933), the third species of the genus, can also be differentiated from H. diffidens and H. halophila by the female abdomen, which has the posterior angle of laterotergite VII produced and spinose, whereas in the other two species this angle is at most right-angled and sometimes acute, but not produced (Fig. 8C) (Drake &amp; Harris 1933a; Drake 1958).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.10011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.066528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.10011/lat -6.066528)">Mar de Tabatinga</a>, 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (8♂, 4♀ CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Canguaretama</a>, manguezal, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (4♂, 5♀ CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.241165&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6784997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.241165/lat -5.6784997)">Extremoz</a>, CTA - manguezal, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (15♂, 31♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE5663390B7B1F4FE81E646	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE5663290B7B4C6FA97E0A2.text	0102A435FFE5663290B7B4C6FA97E0A2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microvelia longipes Uhler 1894	<div><p>Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894</p><p>(Figs. 6B, 8D–F)</p><p>Microvelia longipes Uhler, 1894: 219–220 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body length about 3 mm and the male hind femur almost as long as or longer than the body (Figs. 8D–E) (Nieser &amp; Melo 1997; Rúdio &amp; Moreira 2011). The female of this species does not have a distinctly elongated hind leg, which makes them identifiable by association with the males.</p><p>Examined material. All specimens macropterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, Rio Pitimbu, EMPARN , 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 01-VI-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 1♀ CEAAVF); Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4085555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69586/lat -6.4085555)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 6♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE5663290B7B4C6FA97E0A2	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE7663190B7B2E6FF7CE263.text	0102A435FFE7663190B7B2E6FF7CE263.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microvelia mimula White 1879	<div><p>Microvelia mimula White, 1879</p><p>(Figs. 5B, 9A–D)</p><p>Microvelia mimula White, 1879a: 487 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the pronotum of apterous specimens covering the mesonotum but not the metanotum (Figs. 9A, C); and the male proctiger with a pair of long lateral projections (Figs. 9A–B) (Rúdio &amp; Moreira 2011).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179806&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9323053" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179806/lat -5.9323053)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’56.3”S, 35°10’47.3”W, 17-VII-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 3♀ apterous, 2♂ macropterous CEAAVF); Serra Negra do Norte, açude lateral no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-37.384003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.6752777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -37.384003/lat -6.6752777)">rio Espinharas</a>, 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous DPIC) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE7663190B7B2E6FF7CE263	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE7663090B7B423FBC0E3B6.text	0102A435FFE7663090B7B423FBC0E3B6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microvelia pulchella Westwood 1834	<div><p>Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834</p><p>(Figs. 6B, 9E–H)</p><p>Microvelia pulchella Westwood, 1834: plate 6, figs. 5a–h (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the short pronotum of the apterous specimens, exposing the mesonotum (Figs. 9E, G); the male hind tibia slightly curved (Figs. 9E–F, H); the male abdominal sternum VIII without modifications; and the general shape of the body, narrow and with parallel lateral margins in males but oval and robust in females (Figs. 9E–H) (Nieser &amp; Melo 1997; Rúdio &amp; Moreira 2011; Franco et al. 2021; Rodrigues et al. 2021b).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, Rio Pitimbu, EMPARN, 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 01-VI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.201305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.839389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.201305/lat -5.839389)">Natal</a>, UFRN, espelho d’água da reitoria, 5°50’21.8”S, 35°12’04.7”W, 27-X-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (4♂, 3♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.55872&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.2753334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.55872/lat -5.2753334)">Lagoa do Boqueirão</a>, 5°16’31.2”S, 35°33’31.4”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.474083&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.197417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.474083/lat -5.197417)">Lagoa da Capivara</a>, 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Macaíba, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.362804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.86625" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.362804/lat -5.86625)">Riacho do Sangue</a>, 5°51’58.5”S, 35°21’46.1”W, 15-XII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, açude no Rio Espinharas, 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); same data, except 26-IX-2019 (1♂, 5♀ apterous, 15♂, 16♀ macropterous CEAAVF); Ceará-Mirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (4♀ apterous, 1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; same data, except 21-IX-2019 (1♂, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.161587&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.953972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.161587/lat -5.953972)">Riacho Taborda</a>, 5°57’14.3”S, 35°09’41.7”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂ apterous, 2♂, 5♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Poço Branco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.653057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.633472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.653057/lat -5.633472)">Rio Ceará-Mirim - Represa</a>, 5°38’00.5”S, 35°39’11.0”W, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♀ apterous, 12♂, 20♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Nísia Floresta, riacho beira da <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.108944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.0153613" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.108944/lat -6.0153613)">praia de Búzios</a>, 6°00’55.3”S, 35°06’32.2”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (7♂, 9♀ apterous, 8♂, 9♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.029583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.2223334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.029583/lat -6.2223334)">Santa Cruz</a>, riacho após açude, 6°13’20.4”S, 36°01’46.5”W, 26-IX-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Itajá, açude em <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.772472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.726667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.772472/lat -5.726667)">Itajá</a>, 5°43’36.0”S, 36°46’20.9”W, 02-X-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 2♀ apterous, 1♂, 4♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.258583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.004722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.258583/lat -6.004722)">São José de Mipibu</a>, lagoa BR-101 RN, 6°00’17.0”S, 35°15’30.9”W, 12-XI-2021, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.706223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.418722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.706223/lat -6.418722)">Serra de São Bento</a>, poças d’água nas rochas, 6°25’07.4”S, 35°42’22.4”W, 13-VIII-2022, R. P. R. Canejo leg. (8♂, 35♀ apterous, 19♂, 16♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4085555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69586/lat -6.4085555)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (28♂, 54♀ apterous, 219♂, 362♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69153&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.409111" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69153/lat -6.409111)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’32.8”S, 35°41’29.5”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (6♂, 17♀ apterous, 335♂, 611♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Nisia Floresta, Lagoa na FLONA, 6°04’31.8”S, 35°10’37.0”W, 28-VI-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (7♂, 9♀ apterous, 22♂, 22♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.207333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.7033887" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.207333/lat -5.7033887)">Genipabu</a>, APA de Genipabu, 5°42’12.2”S, 35°12’26.4”W, 10- IX-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (4♂, 17♀ apterous, 72♂, 101♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, CTA - <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.241165&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6784997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.241165/lat -5.6784997)">Manguezal</a>, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE7663090B7B423FBC0E3B6	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE6663090B7B64FFB92E584.text	0102A435FFE6663090B7B64FFB92E584.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Microvelia venustatis Drake & Harris 1933	<div><p>Microvelia venustatis Drake &amp; Harris, 1933</p><p>(Figs. 6B, 8G–I)</p><p>Microvelia venustatis Drake &amp; Harris, 1933a: 53 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the mesonotum of apterous forms partially covered by the pronotum; the body length usually less than 1.5 mm; the body color black; and antennomere IV fusiform and thicker than antennomeres I–III (Figs. 8G–I) (Rdio &amp; Moreira 2011; Rodrigues &amp; Moreira 2023).</p><p>Examined material. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Parnamirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’41.1”S 35°10’46.5”W; 06-X-2019; R . P. R. Canejo, leg. (2 ♂, 4 ♀ CEAAVF); same data, except 17-VII-2022 (1♀ CEAAVF); Tabatinga, “Lago ao lado do condomínio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.10011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.066528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.10011/lat -6.066528)">Mar de Tabatinga</a> ”, 6°03’59.5”S 35°06’00.4”W; 20-IX-2019; R . P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo, leg. (1 ♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE6663090B7B64FFB92E584	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFE6662E90B7B4B0FB31E23A.text	0102A435FFE6662E90B7B4B0FB31E23A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rheumatobates crassifemur subsp. schroederi Hungerford 1954	<div><p>Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954</p><p>(Figs. 10A–C, 12A)</p><p>Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954: 566–567 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the males having an uniform row of setae on the dorsolateral margin of antennomere IV; the hind trochanter incrassate, as thick as the hind coxa, and not armed; the hind femur without a T-shaped or anchor-shaped structure on its mesal surface; and the hind trochanter joined beyond the base of the femur and not densely margined with long setae on the basal lobe (Figs. 10A–C) (Hungerford 1954).</p><p>Examined material. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Caicó, Represa Itans, 6°29’19.1”S 37°03’52.7”W, 09- XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 7♀ DPIC); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Ceará-Mirim</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A. L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, poça temporária próxima ao <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.222168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.677889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.222168/lat -5.677889)">rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°40’40.4”S, 35°13’19.8”W, 14-V-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.312637&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.713722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.312637/lat -5.713722)">Lagoa Azul</a>, 5°42’49.4”S, 35°18’45.5”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, Lagoa <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.474083&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.197417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.474083/lat -5.197417)">da Capivara</a>, 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 2♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, lagoas de captação da <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.20739&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.8680277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.20739/lat -5.8680277)">Av.Ayrton Senna</a>, 5°52’04.9”S, 35°12’26.6”W, 27-X-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (9♂, 28♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, UFRN, espelho d’agua da <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.201305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.839389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.201305/lat -5.839389)">Reitoria</a>, 5°50’21.8”S, 35°12’04.7”W, 13-VI-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (7♂, 4♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Santana do Matos, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.657223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9642496" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.657223/lat -5.9642496)">Açude Alecrim</a>, 5°57’51.3”S, 36°39’26.0”W, 28-XI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 5♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4085555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69586/lat -6.4085555)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.706223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.418722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.706223/lat -6.418722)">Serra de São Bento</a>, poças d’água nas rochas, 6°25’07.4”S, 35°42’22.4”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, açude do <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-37.384003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.6752777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -37.384003/lat -6.6752777)">Rio Espinharas</a>, 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (3♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFE6662E90B7B4B0FB31E23A	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF8662E90B7B0C3FA19E408.text	0102A435FFF8662E90B7B0C3FA19E408.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rheumatobates minutus subsp. flavidus Drake & Harris 1942	<div><p>Rheumatobates minutus flavidus Drake &amp; Harris, 1942</p><p>(Figs. 10D–F, 12A)</p><p>Rheumatobates minutus flavidus Drake &amp; Harris, 1942: 401 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the male hind femur straight (Figs. 10D–E); antennomere III the longest; the male fore femur slightly thicker than the middle femur (Fig. 10E); and the thorax orange to yellowish-orange dorsally (Fig. 10D) (Hungerford 1954).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.161587&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.953972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.161587/lat -5.953972)">Balneário Pium</a>, 20-IX-2019, 5°57’14.3”S 35°09’41.7”W, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous DPIC); Nísia Floresta, Lagoa na FLONA , 6°04’31.8”S, 35°10’37.0”W, 28-VI-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF); Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.10011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.066528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.10011/lat -6.066528)">Mar de Tabatinga</a>, 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF8662E90B7B0C3FA19E408	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF8662E90B7B6D4FE81E63E.text	0102A435FFF8662E90B7B6D4FE81E63E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rheumatobates trinitatis (China 1943) : Hungerford 1954	<div><p>Rheumatobates trinitatis (China, 1943)</p><p>(Figs. 10G–I, 12A)</p><p>Hynesia trinitatis China, 1943: 72–77 (original description).</p><p>Rheumatobates trinitatis: Hungerford 1954: 536 (changed combination).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the male hind femur straight; the male fore femur with a tuft of stout setae on the anterior margin, and a dense fringe of long setae curved towards the apex (Figs. 10G–H) (Hungerford 1954).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Extremoz, CTA - <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.241165&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6784997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.241165/lat -5.6784997)">Manguezal</a>, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (10♂, 11♀ CEAAVF); Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.10011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.066528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.10011/lat -6.066528)">Mar de Tabatinga</a>, 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (7♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF8662E90B7B6D4FE81E63E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF8662D90B7B537FC2FE11A.text	0102A435FFF8662D90B7B537FC2FE11A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Halobatopsis platensis (Berg 1879)	<div><p>Halobatopsis platensis (Berg, 1879)</p><p>(Figs. 3A, 11A–C)</p><p>Halobates platensis Berg, 1879: 183–184 (original description).</p><p>Halobatopsis platensis: Bianchi 1896: 70 (changed combination).</p><p>Identification. Our female specimens were identified based on the presence of longitudinal, lateral black stripes on the mesonotum; and the abdominal laterotergites slightly elevated, not reflected over the abdomen (Figs. 11A, C) (Nieser &amp; Melo 1999).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Canguaretama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Rio Curimataú</a>, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF8662D90B7B537FC2FE11A	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFFB662D90B7B7B6FEEDE7EB.text	0102A435FFFB662D90B7B7B6FEEDE7EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ovatametra obesa Kenaga 1942	<div><p>Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942</p><p>(Figs. 6A, 11D–F)</p><p>Ovatametra obesa Kenaga, 1942: 138–139 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body color pattern, including the continuous dark median stripe from the anterior to the posterior margin of the mesonotum (Figs. 11D–E); and the presence of a tuft of black setae on the posterior margin of abdominal mediotergite VII (Fig. 11F) (Kenaga 1942; Nieser 1970).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Touros, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.474083&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.197417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.474083/lat -5.197417)">Lagoa da Capivara</a>, 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂, 12♀ CEAAVF); Canguaretama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Rio Curimataú</a>, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (2♀ CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu, EMPARN , 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 15-V-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (3♀ CEAAVF); same data, except 01-VI-2019 (1♀ CEAAVF); Extremoz, CTA - Manguezal, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 1♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFFB662D90B7B7B6FEEDE7EB	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFFD662B90B7B31EFB14E2B7.text	0102A435FFFD662B90B7B31EFB14E2B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lipogomphus lacuniferus Berg 1879	<div><p>Lipogomphus lacuniferus Berg, 1879</p><p>(Figs. 12B, 13G–H)</p><p>Lipogomphus lacuniferus Berg, 1879: 287 (original description).</p><p>Identification. The genus Lipogomphus has only one species recorded from Brazil: L. lacuniferus (Moreira et al. 2011) . The only female examined here was compared with the photo provided by Rodrigues et al. (2021c: page 125, Fig. 74), who recently recorded this species from northeastern Brazil. The body color pattern and general morphology are very similar between them, which leads us to identify this female as L. lacuniferus (Figs. 13G–H).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Ceará-Mirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFFD662B90B7B31EFB14E2B7	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFFC662A90B7B31EFC83E46B.text	0102A435FFFC662A90B7B31EFC83E46B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydrometra argentina Berg 1879	<div><p>Hydrometra argentina Berg, 1879</p><p>(Figs. 12B, 13A–F)</p><p>Hydrometra argentina Berg, 1879: 182 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body length less than 12 mm; the clypeus narrow and conical, with the anterior margin not excavated (Fig. 13B); the lateral surface of the pro- and mesoacetabula with at most three circular pits each (Fig. 13D); and male abdominal sternum VII with a pair of spinose projections near the anterior margin (Figs. 13E–F) (Moreira &amp; Barbosa 2013; Martínez et al. 2019).</p><p>Examined material. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Ceará-Mirim, Rio Ceará-Mirim, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♀ macropterous CEAAVF); Itajá, açude em <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.772472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.726667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.772472/lat -5.726667)">Itajá</a>, 5°43’36.0”S, 36°46’20.9”W, 02-X-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ brachypterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.201305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.839389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.201305/lat -5.839389)">Natal</a>, UFRN, espelho d’água da reitoria, 5°50’21.8”S, 35°12’04.7”W, 05-III-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Macaíba, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.362804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.86625" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.362804/lat -5.86625)">Riacho do Sangue</a>, 5°51’58.5”S, 35°21’46.1”W, 24-XI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ brachypterous CEAAVF) ; Poço Branco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.653057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.633472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.653057/lat -5.633472)">Rio Ceará-Mirim - Represa</a>, 5°38’00.5”S, 35°39’11.0”W, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Santana do Matos, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.657223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9642496" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.657223/lat -5.9642496)">Açude Alecrim</a>, 5°57’51.3”S, 36°39’26.0”W, 28- XI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ brachypterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, ESEC - Seridó, Casa da Entrada, [coordenates unknown], 20/ 21-VIII-1999, A.A. Varela-Freire leg. (2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, Rio Espinharas, 26-IX-2019, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ macropterous DPIC) ; Touros, Lagoa do Jiqui 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ brachypterous DPIC) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFFC662A90B7B31EFC83E46B	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFFC662A90B7B728FE81E7F4.text	0102A435FFFC662A90B7B728FE81E7F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mesovelia amoena Uhler 1894	<div><p>Mesovelia amoena Uhler, 1894</p><p>(Figs. 14A–C, 15)</p><p>Mesovelia amoena Uhler, 1894: 218 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the body color brown; the body length around 2 mm; and the absence of black spinules on the ventral margin of the middle femur (Figs. 14A–C) (Moreira et al. 2008; Floriano et al. 2016a).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Balneáreo Pium, 20-IX-2019, 5°57’14.3”S 35°09’41.7”W; R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous DPIC); Canguaretama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Rio Curimataú</a>, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020 , R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Itajá, açude em <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.772472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.726667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.772472/lat -5.726667)">Itajá</a>, 5°43’36.0”S, 36°46’20.9”W, 02-X-2020 , R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF); Nísia Floresta, riacho beira da <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.108944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.0153613" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.108944/lat -6.0153613)">praia de Búzios</a>, 6°00’55.3”S, 35°06’32.2”W, 20-IX-2019 , R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.161587&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.953972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.161587/lat -5.953972)">Riacho Taborda</a>, 5°57’14.3”S, 35°09’41.7”W, 20-IX-2019 , R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179806&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9323053" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179806/lat -5.9323053)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’56.3”S, 35°10’47.3”W, 17-VII-2022 , R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4085555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69586/lat -6.4085555)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022 , R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♀ apterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFFC662A90B7B728FE81E7F4	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFFE662790B7B6C4FBA2E49E.text	0102A435FFFE662790B7B6C4FBA2E49E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mesovelia mulsanti White 1879	<div><p>Mesovelia mulsanti White, 1879</p><p>(Figs. 14D–J, 15)</p><p>Mesovelia mulsanti White, 1879b: 268 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the row of black spinules on the ventral surface of the middle femur (Figs. 14D–F, I, J), as well as a pair of tightly-packed cluster of black spinules on male abdominal sternum VIII (Figs. 14G–H) (Moreira et al. 2008; Floriano et al. 2016a).</p><p>Discussion. This species is distributed across the American continent, occurring from southern Canada to Argentina (Moreira et al. 2008) .As is common in widely distributed species, M. mulsanti has a series of intraspecific variations, which were studied by Neering (1954). In that study, the author found variation in the black spines on the ventral surface of the middle femur, the pair of tightly-packed clusters of black spinules on male abdominal sternum VIII, the male paramere, and the lobes and prongs of female abdominal sternum VII. In the specimens examined in the present study, we observed variation in the number of spines on the middle femur (Figs. 14I–J), in the distance between the pair of tightly-packed clusters of black spinules on the male abdominal sternum VIII (Figs. 14G–H), and in the shape of the paramere.</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Caicó, Represa Itans, 6°29’19.1”S 37°03’52.7”W, 9- XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂, 3♀ apterous, 1♂ macropterous, DPIC); Canguaretama, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Rio Curimataú</a>, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous, 4♂, 3♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Ceará-Mirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂, 2♀ apterous, 5♂, 2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, poça temporária próxima ao <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.222168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.677889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.222168/lat -5.677889)">rio Ceará-Mirim</a>, 5°40’40.4”S, 35°13’19.8”W, 14-V-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (4♂, 3♀ apterous, 3♂, 5♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.312637&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.713722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.312637/lat -5.713722)">Lagoa Azul</a>, 5°42’49.4”S, 35°18’45.5”W, 03-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 1♀ macropterous, 2♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, Rio Doce, divisa <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.233196&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.7193055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.233196/lat -5.7193055)">Natal</a> / <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.233196&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.7193055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.233196/lat -5.7193055)">Extremoz</a>, 5°43’09.5”S, 35°13’59.5”W, 11-I-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂ apterous CEAAVF) ; Extremoz, CTA - <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.241165&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6784997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.241165/lat -5.6784997)">Manguezal</a>, 5°40’42.6”S, 35°14’28.2”W, 22-X-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous, 1♂, 5♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.207333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.7033887" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.207333/lat -5.7033887)">Genipabu</a>, APA de Genipabu, 5°42’12.2”S, 35°12’26.4”W, 10- IX-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (8♂, 15♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Itajá, açude em <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.772472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.726667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.772472/lat -5.726667)">Itajá</a>, 5°43’36.0”S, 36°46’20.9”W, 02-X-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (14♂, 5♀ apterous, 2♂, 2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, Rio Pitimbu, EMPARN, 5°55’18.7”S, 35°11’42.4”W, 15-V-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ macropterous, 1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.20739&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.8680277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.20739/lat -5.8680277)">Natal</a>, lagoas de captação da Av. Ayrton Senna, 5°52’04.9”S, 35°12’26.6”W, 27-X-2018, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 13-VII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Macaíba, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.362804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.86625" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.362804/lat -5.86625)">Riacho do Sangue</a>, 5°51’58.5”S, 35°21’46.1”W, 15- XII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (19♂, 15♀ apterous, 6♂, 2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Nísia Floresta, riacho beira da <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.108944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.0153613" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.108944/lat -6.0153613)">praia de Búzios</a>, 6°00’55.3”S, 35°06’32.2”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (25♂, 44♀ apterous, 10♂, 4♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Nísia Floresta, lagoa na FLONA, 6°04’31.8”S, 35°10’37.0”W, 28-VI-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; Parnamirim, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.161587&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.953972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.161587/lat -5.953972)">Riacho Taborda</a>, 5°57’14.3”S, 35°09’41.7”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous, 4♂, 5♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Poço Branco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.653057&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.633472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.653057/lat -5.633472)">Rio Ceará-Mirim</a> - represa, 5°38’00.5”S, 35°39’11.0”W, 21-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ apterous, 3♂, 8♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Santa Cruz, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.029583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.2223334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.029583/lat -6.2223334)">Riacho</a> após açude, 6°13’20.4”S, 36°01’46.5”W, 26-IX-2020, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (8♂, 12♀ apterous, 2♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Santana do Matos, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-36.657223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.9642496" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -36.657223/lat -5.9642496)">Açude Alecrim</a>, 5°57’51.3”S, 36°39’26.0”W, 28-XI-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 3♀ apterous CEAAVF) ; São José de Mipibu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.258583&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.004722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.258583/lat -6.004722)">Lagoa</a> BR-101 RN, 6°00’17.0”S, 35°15’30.9”W, 12-XI-2021, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 1♀ apterous, 1♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.706223&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.418722" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.706223/lat -6.418722)">Serra de São Bento</a>, poças d’água nas rochas, 6°25’07.4”S, 35°42’22.4”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (7♂, 5♀ apterous, 12♂, 12♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69586&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4085555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69586/lat -6.4085555)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’30.8”S, 35°41’45.1”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (10♂, 8♀ apterous, 24♂, 12♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra de São Bento, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.69153&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.409111" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.69153/lat -6.409111)">Riacho Macacos</a>, 6°24’32.8”S, 35°41’29.5”W, 13-VIII-2022, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 1♀ apterous, 3♂, 1♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, açude do rio Espinharas, 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (7♂, 11♀ macropterous CEAAVF); same data, except 26-IX-2019 (5♂, 4♀); Tabatinga, lago ao lado do condomínio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.10011&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.066528" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.10011/lat -6.066528)">Mar de Tabatinga</a>, 6°03’59.5”S, 35°06’00.4”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (2♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.55872&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.2753334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.55872/lat -5.2753334)">Lagoa do Boqueirão</a>, 5°16’31.2”S, 35°33’31.4”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (7♂, 1♀ apterous, 17♂, 5♀ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Touros, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.474083&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.197417" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.474083/lat -5.197417)">Lagoa da Capivara</a>, 5°11’50.7”S, 35°28’26.7”W, 02-XI-2018, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (8♂, 2♀ apterous, 3♂, 2♀ macropterous CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFFE662790B7B6C4FBA2E49E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF1662690B7B79FFCA4E08E.text	0102A435FFF1662690B7B79FFCA4E08E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagovelia brunae Magalhaes & Moreira 2016	<div><p>Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães &amp; Moreira, 2016</p><p>(Figs. 16A–C, 18B)</p><p>Rhagovelia brunae Magalh „es &amp; Moreira in Magalh„es et al. 2016: 587–590 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the pronotum long, completely covering the mesonotum (Figs. 16A, C); the male hind trochanter bearing small black spines and a larger apical spine; the male hind tibia with the proximal third containing short spines, the last one being longer than the others, and the distal 2/3 with two decreasing, parallel rows of spines, the dorsalmost row with 7–9 spines and the ventralmost row with 3–4 spines (Figs. 16A–B); and patches of small black denticles on the sides of male abdominal segment VII (Magalh„es et al. 2016, 2019).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 20-X-2016, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂, 6♀ CEAAVF) ; same data, except 04-III-2018 (4♂, 8♀); same data, except 21-IV-2022 (2♂, 5♀ CEAAVF); Natal, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.225723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.880028" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.225723/lat -5.880028)">Rio Pitimbu</a> - BR101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R.P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 1♀ CEAAVF) ; Parnamirim, Riacho Taborda, 5°57’14.3”S, 35°09’41.7”W, 20-IX-2019, R.P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF1662690B7B79FFCA4E08E	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF0662690B7B357FBB1E2B0.text	0102A435FFF0662690B7B357FBB1E2B0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion 1898	<div><p>Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898</p><p>(Figs. 16D–F, 18B)</p><p>Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898: 137–138 (original description).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the pronotum of the apterous form shorter than the dorsal length of the eye, not covering the mesonotum (Figs. 16D, F); the anterior trochanter without an apical spine; the middle coxae black; the hind femur of both sexes with at least seven spines; abdominal mediotergites V–VII of both sexes shining black centrally; the male hind femur slightly longer than half of the body length; and the female laterotergites not reflected over the mediotergites (Figs. 16D–F) (Nieser &amp; Melo 1997; Moreira &amp; Ribeiro 2009).</p><p>Material examined. All specimens apterous. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR 101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ CEAAVF); Natal, “ Ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 21-IV-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (2♂, 3♀ CEAAVF) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF0662690B7B357FBB1E2B0	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF5662390B7B372FB96E3CE.text	0102A435FFF5662390B7B372FB96E3CE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platyvelia brachialis (Stal 1860)	<div><p>Platyvelia brachialis (Stål, 1860)</p><p>(Figs. 17A–B, 18A)</p><p>Velia brachialis Stål, 1860: 82 (original description).</p><p>Paravelia brachialis: Polhemus 1976: 512 (changed combination).</p><p>Platyvelia brachialis: Polhemus &amp; Polhemus 1993: 394 (changed combination).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on male abdominal sternum VI without a median projection; male abdominal sternum VII with the posterior margin concave (Fig. 17B); the anterior margin of the pronotum subequal to head width; and the angulate metanotal projections in apterous specimens not exposed (Fig. 17A) (Rodrigues et al. 2021a).</p><p>Materialexamined. BRAZIL, RioGrandedoNorte: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.13439&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-6.4038057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.13439/lat -6.4038057)">Canguaretama</a>, RioCurimata, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R .P.R. Canejo leg.(1♂ apterous CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.421364&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.6306667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.421364/lat -5.6306667)">Ceará-Mirim</a>, Rio Ceará-Mirim, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 3♀ micropterous CEAAVF); same data, except 21-IX-2019 (1♂ apterous, 3♀ micropterous); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Natal</a>, ponte no Rio Pitimbu, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 22-X-2016, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ apterous, 1♀ micropterous CEAAVF); same data, except, 04-III-2018 (1♂, 1♀ micropterous); same data, except 21-IV-2022 (4♀ micropterous CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101 , 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R .P R. Canejo leg. (1♂ micropterous CEAAVF); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Parnamirim</a>, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 17-VII-2022, R .P.R. Canejo leg. (1♂ micropterous CEAAVF).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF5662390B7B372FB96E3CE	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
0102A435FFF5662390B7B65EFB25E648.text	0102A435FFF5662390B7B65EFB25E648.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Stridulivelia tersa (Drake & Harris 1941)	<div><p>Stridulivelia tersa (Drake &amp; Harris, 1941)</p><p>(Figs. 17C–E, 18B)</p><p>Velia tersa Drake &amp; Harris, 1941: 338 (original description).</p><p>Stridulivelia tersa: Polhemus 1976: 509 (changed combination).</p><p>Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the presence of stridulatory structures on the dorsum of the hind femur and on the lateral margins of abdominal laterotergites; the male hind trochanter unarmed; the pronotal humeral angles not spinose (Fig. 17C); and the first four or five visible abdominal segments with transverse lateral sulci (Fig. 17E) (Floriano et al. 2017).</p><p>Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Natal,ponte no <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.198334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.916861" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.198334/lat -5.916861)">Rio Pitimbu</a>, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 03-XI-2019, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (5♂, 3♀ micropterous CEAAVF); Natal, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.225723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.880028" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.225723/lat -5.880028)">Rio Pitimbu</a> - BR101, 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 24-V-2018, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♀ apterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-35.179585&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-5.928083" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -35.179585/lat -5.928083)">Vale Encantado</a>, 5 °55’41.1”S, 35 ° 10’46.5”W, 17-VII-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ micropterous CEAAVF).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0102A435FFF5662390B7B65EFB25E648	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.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Canejo, Rafael P. R.;Melo, Alan Lane De;Rodrigues, Higor D. D.	Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De, Rodrigues, Higor D. D. (2023): Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy. Zootaxa 5357 (2): 151-185, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.2.1
