Abstract

PADILLA GIL, DORA NANCY. New Records and Distribution Expansions of Aquatic Heteropterous from Colombia (Hemiptera, Heteroptera). Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.2, pp.391-400. ISSN 0120-548X.

Thirty three species water bugs were registered; 21 semiaquatic and 12 aquatic (Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha). Expansions of the geographical range for 24 species and nine species were recorded for the first time for Colombia Cryptocricos rufus DeCarlo, 1940; Gelastocoris bolivianus De Carlo, 1954; Ranatra tuberculifrons Montandon, 1907; Neoplea borelii (Kirkaldy, 1899); Hydrometra exalla Drake y Lauck, 1959; Hebrus plaumanni Porter, 1952; Merragata hebroides White, 1877; Rheumatobates drakei (Hungerford, 1954); Microvelia hinei Drake, 1920; for each of these species were considered a diagnosis and illustration of taxonomic characters. The distribution by department and municipality and an illustrative map was given for all species.

Keywords : distribution; Gerromorpha; Neotropic; Nepomorpha; South America.

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