Limnocoris pygmaeus La Rivers
Creators: name: Reynoso-Velasco, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Naucoridae
Limnocoris
Limnocoris pygmaeus

description: Limnocoris pygmaeus La Rivers
(Fig. 5)
Limnocoris pygmaeus La Rivers, 1956, 92–94 (original description).
Limnocoris solenoides: Rodrigues & Sites, 2019: 483 (synonymy).
Published records. México: Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora (La Rivers 1956, Reynoso-Velasco & Sites 2019b, Rodrigues & Sites 2019).
New state record. México: Michoacán.
Distribution. This species is distributed exclusively in Mexico. Similar to L. inornatus, the species exhibits a neotropical distribution along the western coast (Fig. 5), in the Pacific Lowlands biogeographic province (Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa). The northernmost record (Sonora) is in the southern part of the Sonoran province. Records from central and western Oaxaca, as well as those from northwestern Jalisco are in the Sierra Madre del Sur province, in the Tierras Altas Oaxaqueñas and Jalisciense districts, respectively. The single record in the central part of Michoacán is in the Balsas Basin biogeographic province, which suggests the species could at least inhabit the western (lower) part of this basin. Although L. pygmaeus has not been recorded from Colima, its presence in this state is expected.
Material examined. MÉXICO: JALISCO: Mpio. Pto. Vallarta, Las Palmas, 20º49.515’N, 105º05.367’W, 235 m, 16-Mar-2014, R. Novelo, J.A. Gómez & S. Smith colls. (1♀); Mpio. San Sebastian del Oeste, Arroyo Los Arrayanes at Pte. Los Arrayanes, 20°49’44.5’’N, 105°00’45.1’’W, 337 m, 26-Jun-2013, L-1579, Reynoso- Velasco coll. (2♀); Mpio. San Sebastian del Oeste, stream at San Sebastian del Oeste, 20.7616352N, 104.855916W, 01-Sep-2015, R. Novelo coll. (2♀). MICHOACÁN: Mpio. Aquila, Aquila, Pte. Ramal Aquila, 18º35’08.1’’N, 103º30’51.8’’W, 159 m, 25-Dec-2012, L-1487, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (23♂, 25♀); Mpio. Aquila, El Duín, Río Ostula at Pte. Ostula, 18º27’50.1’’N, 103º32’34.1’’W, 12 m, 26-Dec-2012, L-1489, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (6♂, 11♀); Mpio. Aquila, Santa Cruz de Cachán, Río Coalcomán at Pte. Cachán, 18º15’02.5’’N, 103º14’42.2’’W, 8 m, 26-Dec-2012, L-1491, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂, 2♀); Mpio. La Huacana, La Huacana, Colonia Lázaro Cárde- nas, 18º57’19’’N, 101º48’43.2’’ W, 458 m, 23-Dec-2012, L-1478, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (2♀); Mpio. Morelos, La Placita de Morelos, Río Aquila at Pte. La Placita, 18º32’19.9’’N, 103º35’17.9’’W, 7 m, 26-Dec-2012, L-1488, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (6♂, 8♀). NAYARIT: Mpio. Ahuacatlán, Puerta del Río, Balneario El Paraiso, Río Tetitlán, 21°10’59.3’’N, 104°38’32.9’’W, 859 m, 18-Dec-2013, L-1651, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (25♂, 8♀); Mpio. Composte- la, Compostela, Río Compostela, 21°14’01.4’’N, 104°54’22.9’’W, 840 m, 18-Dec-2013, L-1653, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂); Mpio. Compostela, Las Piedras, Río Las Piedras at Pte. Las Piedras, 21°12’08.7’’N, 105°05’31.8’’W, 69 m, 19-Dec-2013, L-1654, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (5♀). OAXACA: Mpio. Candelaria Loxicha, Azulillo, Río Candelaria, 15º53’29.6’’N, 96º29’30.8’’W, 353 m, 26-May-2012, L-1377, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (6♂, 12♀); Mpio. Candelaria Loxicha, Candelaria Loxicha, Río San Juan at km 207 carr. Oaxaca-San Pedro Pochutla, 15º55’32.5’’N, 96º29’12.6’’W, 400 m, 25-May-2012, L-1375, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂, 1♀); same but 02-Apr-2015, L-1904, Reynoso-Velasco, Sites, Shepard & Barr colls. (21♂, 33♀); Mpio. Candelaria Loxicha, Río San Juan at Pte. San Juan, 15º55’32.9’’N, 96º29’25’’W, 403 m, 26-May-2012, L-1376, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (4♂, 8♀); same but 02- Apr-2015, L-1905, Reynoso-Velasco, Sites, Shepard & Barr colls. (6♂, 8♀); Mpio. Mártires de Tacubaya, Mártires de Tacubaya, 16º34’41.1’’N, 98º13’08.7’’W, 206 m, 29-May-2012, L-1390, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (29♂, 19♀); Mpio. Mesones Hidalgo, Pte. La Junta at km. 173 carr. Sta. Maria Zacatepec-Putla, 16º53’59.7’’N, 97º58’02’’W, 396 m, 29-May-2012, L-1395, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂, 2♀); Mpio. Pinotepa Nacional, Río Las Arenas, 5 km E of Pinotepa Nacional, 16°19’57.3’’N, 98°00’55.9’’W, 54 m, 03-Apr-2015, L-1907, Reynoso-Velasco, Sites, Shepard & Barr colls. (143♂, 164♀); Mpio. Putla Villa de Guerrero, Putla de Guerrero, Pte. La Cuchara, 17º01’06.7’’N, 97º55’11.8’’W, 711 m, 30-May-2012, L-1396, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂); Mpio. San Gabriel Mixtepec, km 194 carr. Puerto Escondido-Oaxaca, San Gabriel Mixtepec, Río Rana, 16º06’06.3’’N, 97º03’52.9’’W, 712 m, 27-May- 2012, L-1380, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♀); same but 03-Apr-2015, L-1906, Reynoso-Velasco, Sites, Shepard & Barr colls. (7♂, 13♀); Mpio. San José Estancia Grande, 2 km S of San Josés Estancia Grande, 16º20’52.7’’N, 98º14’07.5’’W, 40 m, 28-May-2012, L-1386, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♀); Mpio. San Miguel del Puerto, Copalita, Río Copalita at Pte. Copalita, 15°49’12.2’’N, 96°03’57.6’’W, 28m, 04-Jun-2014, L-1818, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂, 5♀); Mpio. San Miguel Tlacamama, San Miguel Tlacamama, Pte. Yutaniñe, 16º25’32.6’’N, 98º03’29.2’’W, 260 m, 28-May-2012, L-1385, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (49♂, 33♀); Mpio. San Pedro Huamelula, Morro Ayutla, Río Ayutla at Pte. Río Ayutla, 15°54’08.7’’N, 95°51’13.3’’W, 29m, 4-Jun-2014, L-1816, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (3♂, 3♀); Mpio. San Pedro Huamelula, Río Chacalapa at Pte. Río Chacalapa, 15°51’56.2’’N, 95°57’42.3’’W, 36 m, 04- Jun-2014, L-1817, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (6♂, 12♀); Mpio. San Pedro Mixtepec, Bajos de Chila, 15º54’44.4’’N, 97º07’14’’W, 20 m, 27-May-2012, L-1381, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (8♂, 3♀); Mpio. Santiago Astata, Río Santa Ma- ria at Pte. Santa Maria, ca. 1 km E of Santa Maria Huamelula, 16°00’03.1’’N, 95°42’01.0’’W, 59 m, 04-Jun-2014, L-1815, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (17♂, 18♀); Mpio. Santiago Jamiltepec, Pte. El Tigre, km 41 carr. Puerto Escondi- do-Pinotepa Nacional, 2 km N of La Humedad, 16º13’54.7’’N, 97º46’55.6’’W, 80 m, 28-May-2012, L-1384, Reyno- so-Velasco coll. (7♂, 2♀); Mpio. Santiago Llano Grande, Santiago Llano Grande, 16º30’04.6’’N, 98º17’55.2’’W, 56 m, 29-May-2012, L-1388, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (29♂, 38♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Colotepec, km 147.7 carr. San Pedro Pochutla-Puerto Escondido, Río Sta. Maria Colotepec at Pte. Colotepec, 15º49’30.1’’N, 97º01’36.5’’W, 12 m, 27-May-2012, L-1379, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (37♂, 56♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Colotepec, Pte. Vandaflores at km 167.5 carr. San Pedro Pochutla-Puerto Escondido, 15º46’05.1’’N, 96º50’48.1’’W, 32 m, 27-May-2012, L-1378, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Cortijo, Santa Maria Cortijo, 16º28’06.1’’N, 98º17’25.5’’W, 78 m, 28-May-2012, L-1387, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (2♂, 2♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Zacatepec, El Rosario, Pte. El Rosario at km 179 carr. Sta. Maria Zacatepec-Putla, 16º51’34.6’’N, 97º58’44.7’’W, 361 m, 29-May-2012, L-1394, Reynoso- Velasco coll. (4♂, 4♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Zacatepec, km 201 carr. Mártires de Tacubaya-Santa Maria Zacatepec, ca. 13 km NE of San Pedro Amuzgos, 16º42’18.9’’N, 98º00’52.9’’W, 276 m, 29-May-2012, L-1391, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (11♂, 19♀); Mpio. Sta. Maria Zacatepec, Pte. San Miguel, 1 km S of Santa Maria Zacatepec, 16º44’10.1’’N, 97º59’33.3’’W, 328 m, 29-May-2012, L-1392, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♂); Mpio. Sta. Maria Zacatepec, S of El Tapanco at km 189 carr. Sta. Maria Zacatepec-Putla, 16º47’28.3’’N, 97º59’20.4’’W, 341 m, 29-May-2012, L-1393, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (30♂, 30♀); Mpio. Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Hidalgo, Río Manialtepec (Río Hidalgo), 15º57’34.2’’N, 97º15’02.9’’W, 24 m, 28-May-2012, L-1382, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (21♂, 19♀); Mpio. Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Río Grande (Piedra Parada) at km 91 carr. Puerto Escondido-Pinotepa Nacional, Río Grande, 16º00’38.6’’N, 97º26’29.2’’W, 22 m, 28-May-2012, L-1383, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (14♂, 13♀). SINALOA: Mpio. San Ignacio, San Ignacio, Río Piaxtla, 23°56’06.3’’N, 106°25’41.0’’W, 127 m, 21-Dec- 2013, L-1666, Reynoso-Velasco coll. (1♀).
description: Published as part of Reynoso-Velasco, Daniel, 2020, A new species of Limnocoris Stål (Heteroptera: Naucoridae: Limnocorinae) and new state records for species of the genus in Mexico, pp. 375-392 in Zootaxa 4860 (3) on page 383, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4860.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4413979