Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hemiptera - Heteroptera (eBook)

Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America

Charles W. Heckman (Autor)

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2011 | 2011
IX, 679 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-94-007-0705-4 (ISBN)

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Hemiptera - Heteroptera encompasses the three well-defined suborders of the true bugs which are adapted to an aquatic or littoral habitat.  The book begins with a section on the biology these insects and provides illustrations of the basic features of their morphology and outlines the larval development.  Brief outlines of the ecological and zoogeographical peculiarities of the three aquatic suborders are presented individually, and various methods for observing, collecting, preserving, rearing, and examining specimens are discussed.

Most of the book is devoted to keys for the identification of adults to species, and notes are provided that will help recognize the known larvae.  Unlike most other aquatic insects, the larval instars of the heteropteran species closely resemble the adults in their morphology, preferred habitats, and feeding habits.  Therefore, distinguishing features of those relatively few larvae which have been described in detail are usually mentioned in the keys to the adults rather than being included in separate keys.  In addition to the most important features for determining the individual species, many keys include additional notes on the morphology, which is intended to give the user a better chance of recognizing specimens of species not yet known to science.  After the currently recognized name of each species, the known range is provided.  Regions of the world outside of South America, South American countries, and the states of Brazil from which the species has been reported are listed.  Following the range information, major synonyms previously used for the species  in the literature are provided.  If subspecies have been

described and are still recognized as such, they are also discussed.  Finally, if the status of the species is regarded as uncertain because of a poor description, strong resemblance to another species, or any other reason, a note is added that a detailed study will be necessary to clarify the status of the taxon.  Taxonomic revisions in the book itself are strictly avoided.

To provide the user of the keys with maximum assistance in making reliable identifications, the book is richly illustrated with pen and ink drawings of thousands of individual morphological structures arranged in 820 figures.  The book is intended to make a significant impact toward popularizing the study of South American water bugs by assembling and condensing the information in hundreds of individual publications on the group, which appeared in many books and journals published in many different countries over the past 200 years.  Some of these works are very difficult to obtain in South America, and their lack creates serious impediments to systematic, ecological, and zoogeographical research.  In the more than 730 titles appearing in the bibliography, the original descriptions and revisions of almost all South American species can be found.

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Contents 8
Introduction 12
An appeal for quality in taxonomic work 15
Scope of the work 19
Acknowledgements 21
Literature 21
Section 6 Hemiptera 22
Key to the two major suborders of Hemiptera 23
Heteroptera 24
Key to the infraorders of Heteroptera in South America 26
6.1. Morphology 33
6.1.1. Morphology of the Gerromorpha 45
6.1.2. Morphology of the Nepomorpha 49
6.1.3. Morphology of the Leptopodomorpha 54
6.1.4. Changes during larval development 55
6.2. Ecology 57
6.2.1. Ecology of the Gerromorpha 60
6.2.2. Ecology of the Nepomorpha 63
6.2.3. Ecology of the Leptopodomorpha 65
6.3. Preservation and examination 66
6.4. Zoogeography 70
6.5. Taxonomic problems 74
6.6. Suggestions for improvement 75
A note on the figures 78
6.7. Keys to aquatic Heteroptera in South America 79
6.7.1 Infraorder Gerromorpha 79
Key to families in South America 79
Gerridae 83
Supplemental key to the subfamilies of adults 83
Subfamily Rhagadotarsinae 101
Key to the species of adult male Rheumatobates found in South America 101
Subfamily Trepobatinae 113
Key to the adult males of Metrobates in South America 113
Key to the species of adult Telmatometra in South America 115
Key to the species of adult Ovatametra found in South America 118
Key to the species of adult Trepobates found in South America 122
Key to the adult male Halobatopsis in South America 123
Subfamily Halobatinae 125
Key to the species of adult male Halobates found in South America 125
Key to the species of adult female Halobates found in South America 128
Subfamily Cylindrostethinae 129
Key to the species of adult Cylindrostethus in South America 129
Key to the adults of Potamobates in South America 133
Subfamily Charmatometrinae 142
Key to the species of adult Brachymetra found in South America 142
Subfamily Gerrinae 146
Key to the species of adult Tachygerris in South America 146
Key to the species of adult Neogerris in the Neotropics 150
Key to the species of adult Limnogonus in South America 155
Key to the species of adult Eurygerris in South America 159
Veliidae 162
Supplemental key to the subfamilies of adults 162
Key to the genera in South America 163
Subfamily Rhagoveliinae 170
Key to the species of adult Rhagovelia in South America 170
Subfamily Veliinae 220
Key to the species of adult Euvelia in South America 220
Key to the species of adult Veloidea in South America 222
Key to the species of Stridulivelia in South America 222
Key to the species of adult Oiovelia in South America 228
Key to the South American species of adult Paravelia 230
Key to the species of adult Platyvelia in South America 248
Key to the species of adult Steinovelia in South America 249
Subfamily Microveliinae 250
Key to the species of adult Microvelia in South America 250
Key to the species of adult Husseyella in South America 265
Hydrometridae 266
Key to the genera in South America 266
Key to the species of adult Hydrometra in South America 269
Key to the species of adult Bacillometroides in South America 277
Hebridae 278
Key to the genera in South America 278
Key to the species of Merragata in South America 279
Key to the species of adult Hebrus known from South America 280
Mesoveliidae 286
Key to the genera in South America 286
Key to the species of adult Mesovelia in South America 289
Key to the species of adult Mesoveloidea in South America 291
Key to the species of adult Darwinivelia in South America 292
6.7.2 Infraorder Nepomorpha 293
Key to families in South America 293
Corixidae 303
The key to the subfamilies of adults in South America 303
Subfamily Micronectinae 305
Key to the South American species of Tenagobia 305
Subfamily Heterocorixinae 321
Key to the species and subspecies of Heterocorixa in South America 321
Subfamily Corixinae 331
Key to the South American genera 331
Key to the species of Trichocorixa in South America 336
Supplemental key to the subspecies of Trichocorixa mendozana 340
Key to the species of Ectemnostega in South America 341
Key to the species of Ectemnostegella in South America 341
Key to the species of Centrocorisa in South America 347
Key to the species of Sigara in South America 348
Key to the genera of adult male Neosigara in South America 361
Key to the species of known fifth instar Neosigara and Orocorixa larvae in South America 364
Nepidae 367
Key to the genera of Nepidae 367
Key to the species of Curicta in South America 370
Key to the species of Telmatotrephes in South America 379
Key to the species of Ranatra in South America 381
Belostomatidae 404
Key to the South American genera 404
Key to the species of Lethocerus reported from South America 406
Key to the species of Horvathinia reported from South America 414
Key to the species of Belostoma reported from South America 415
Gelastocoridae 446
Key to subfamilies and genera of adults in South America 446
Subfamily Gelastocorinae 448
Key to the species of Gelastocoris reported from South America 448
Subfamily Nerthrinae 458
Key to the species of Nerthra reported from South America 458
Ochteridae 468
Key to the genera of adults in South America 468
Key to the adult Ochterus species in the Western Hemisphere 469
Notonectidae 475
Key to the South American genera 475
Key to the species Buenoa in South America 477
Key to the species of brachypterous male Martarega in South America 499
Key to the species of Notonecta in South America 504
Key to the species of Enithares in South America 514
Helotrephidae 515
Key to the species of adult Neotrephes in South America 516
Pleidae 520
Key to the genera of Pleidae in South America 520
Key to the species of adult Neoplea in South America 521
Naucoridae 525
Key to the subfamilies 525
Subfamily Ambrysinae 529
Key to the Neotropical genera in the subfamily Ambrysinae 529
Key to the known Neotropical subgenera of the genus Ambrysus 530
Key to the species of adults in the genus Ambrysus in South America 533
Key to the species of adults in the genus Carvalhoiella in South America 543
Subfamily Cryphocricinae 544
Key to the genera of adult Cryphocricinae in South America 544
Key to the species of adult Cryphocricos in South America 545
Subfamily Limnocorinae 549
Key to the species of adult Limnocoris in South America 549
Subfamily Naucorinae 578
Key to the species of adult Ctenipocoris in South America 580
Key to the species of adult Pelocoris in South America 581
Potamocoridae 585
Key to the species of Coleopterocoris known from South America 586
Key to the species of Potamocoris known from South America 588
6.7.3 Infraorder Leptopodomorpha 589
Key to the families in South America 589
Saldidae 590
Key to the genera known from South America 590
Key to the species of Pseudosaldula in South America 594
Key to the species of Rupisalda in South America 603
Key to the species of Saldula in South America 604
Literature 609
Index 668

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects
• Reihe/Serie: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 679 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Entomology • Faunal inventories • Limnology • Stream ecology • Zoogeograph
• ISBN-10: 94-007-0705-3 / 9400707053
• ISBN-13: 978-94-007-0705-4 / 9789400707054