Curicta granulosa De Carlo 1951
Creators: name: Barros, Francisca Barbara e Silva
name: Franco, Cleilton Lima
name: Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva de
name: Stefanello, Fabiano
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Nepidae
Curicta
Curicta granulosa

description: Curicta granulosa De Carlo, 1951
Figs. 2 A-F, 3
Curicta granulosa De Carlo, 1951: 411–412 (Original description); Nieser, 1975: 131–133 (New records and key); Keffer, 1997: 177– 183 (Redescription,distribution, and key); Moreira et al., 2011:48–49 (List of species and distribution).
Curicta venezolana De Carlo, 1960: Keffer, 1996: 177 (Synonymy).
Curicta intermedia Martin, 1898: Roback and Nieser, 1974: 40–41 (Misidentification).
Diagnosis – This species can be recognized by the following combination of characteristics:distinct carina at apex of head; pronotum densely covered with granules and presence of well-defined profemoral grooves (Fig. 2D) (Keffer, 1997).
Supplemental description – Specimens examined: 23 females and 23 males. Females: Body length, 20.0–25.0 (Fig. 2A); profemur length, 5.6–7.3 (Fig. 2C); siphon, 12.5–20.0. Male: Body length, 18.0– 22.0 mm; profemur length, 4.9–6.2; siphon, 7.0–15.0.Female genitalia: Gonapophysis-1 elongate, with dorsal angles more anteriorly than posteriorly curved, well-sclerotized.In lateral view, gonapophysis-1 broadly triangular, nearly reaching length of gonapophysis-2, also well-sclerotized. Gonapophysis-2 dorsoventrally flattened, linear, slightly curved medially, extending posteriorly beyond posterior margin of gonapophysis-1 (Fig. 2F). Male genitalia. Parameres elongate and curved inward apically.
Note – The pronotum of Curicta is often covered with mud or other bottom substrate in its aquatic habitat, which may present challenges in identifying granules on the pronotum of C. granulosa (Fig. 2B). This represents the first records of Curicta granulosa from the state of Maranhão.
Material examined – BRAZIL • 1♂; Maranhão, Aldeias Altas, Limpeza stream, 4°40’33.6” S 43°32’31.2” W, 19 Jan. 2015, G. Silva leg.; • 1♀; same locality, Poção stream, 4°40’26.4” S 43°32’27.6” W, 02 Oct. 2018; • 1♂; same collection data as for preceding, 25 Jul. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.; • 1♂; same locality, São Raimundo pond, 4°38’50.7” S 43°28’35.8” W, 10.Oct.2019; • 1♂, 3♀; Caxias, Ponte stream, 04°52’72.3”S 43°21’89.4”W, Aug.–Sep. 2013/ 24 Nov.2014; • 1♀; same collection data as for preceding, 21 Jul. 2015, F. Araújo leg.; • 1♂, 1♀, same collection data as for preceding, 27 Aug. 2019; • 3♂; same locality, São José stream, 4°51’18.75” S 43°20’23.92” W, 22. Aug.–Sep. 2013; • 2♂, 1♀; same collection data as for preceding, 01 Jul. 2015, J. Carvalho leg.; • 1♂; same locality, Itapecuru River, 4°49’562” S 43°22’025” W, 07 Jul. 2014; • 1♂; same locality, Primavera stream, 4°50’56.4” S 43°29’42” W, 12 Aug.2022, Stefanello leg.; • 1♂, 1♀; same locality, Riachão stream, 4°56’8.59” S 43°21’26.65” W, 12 Jul. 2015, C.L. Franco leg.; • 2♂; same locality, Guarimã stream, 4°48’48.5” S 43°28’33.2” W, 11 Aug. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.;• 1♂, 3♀; same locality, tributary of Guarimã stream, 4°48’45.4” S 43°29’28.9” W, 11 Aug. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.; • 4♂, 1♀; Barra do Corda, tributary of Mearim River, 5°30’29.5” S 45°19’35.0” W, 31 Oct. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.; • 1♂; same locality, Tributary of River Ourives, 5°44’17.6” S 45°13’47.2” W, 01 Oct. 2022. F. Barros leg.; • 1♂, 1♀; Centro Novo do Maranhão, Gurupi River, 3°30’35.0” S 46°49’35.5” W, 15.X.2022, F. Stefanello leg.; • 6♀; same locality, Itaquitiua stream, 3°31’38.5” S 46°49’28.6” W, 12 Oct.–15 Oct. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.; • 2♀; Duque Bacelar, Araim stream, 4°10’07.0” S 42°59’34.0” W, 14 Jun. 2019; • 1♂; Parnarama, Sussuarana stream, 05°42’20.7” S 43°08’36.1” W, 14 Jul.2022, F.Stefanello leg.; • 2♂, 2♀, Presidente Dutra, Pezão farm, 05°16’53.8” S 44°28’07.4” W, 15 Jul. 2022, F. Stefanello leg.
Distribution – BRAZIL: Acre (Keffer, 1997), Amazonas (De Carlo, 1951), Pará (Keffer, 1997), Tocantins (Keffer, 1997), Mato Grosso (Keffer, 1997), Rondônia (Keffer, 1997), Bahia (Keffer, 1997), Maranhão (this work), Minas Gerais (Melo and Nieser, 2004), Mato Grosso do Sul (Keffer, 1997), and São Paulo (Keffer, 1997). PARAGUAY (Keffer, 1997). BOLIVIA (Keffer, 1997). PERU (Keffer, 1997). COLOMBIA (Keffer, 1997). VENEZUELA (De Carlo, 1967). Curicta granulosa is the only South American species occurring extensively across the northern half of the continent and throughout the Amazon basin (Keffer, 1997) (Fig. 3).
description: Published as part of Barros, Francisca Barbara e Silva, Franco, Cleilton Lima, Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto Silva de & Stefanello, Fabiano, 2024, Curicta Stål, 1862 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Nepidae) from Maranhão, Brazil, pp. 1-10 in Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 20240004) (e 20240004) 68 on page 3, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0004, http://zenodo.org/record/14658204