Hesus flaviventris
Creators: name: Heiss, E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aradidae
Hesus
Hesus flaviventris

description: Hesus flaviventris (BURMEISTER 1835) (Fig. 2, 15, 16, 25; photo 6)   
 Described as Dysodius flaviventris from Brazil, it was transferred to Hesus by STÅL 1862. A specimen of Burmeister’s collection in the Humboldt Museum Berlin was examined to ascertain the species identity as understood in the literature, which can be confirmed.   
 It is – besides H. acuminatus – the largest species, generally of dark brown to blackish colour, the posterior half of deltg III-VI are ochraceous as are the apodemal impressions of deltgVII. Antennae brown, base of antennal segment I and apex of IV sometimes ochraceous; legs unicolorous brown without paler rings on tibiae (photo 6). Although dorsally of generally darker colouration, that of the venter is similar to that of H. cordatus.   
Pronotum with evenly rounded lateral margins of anterior lobe, median tubercles between oblique elevations elongated backward followed by larger tubercles (fig.2). Spiracles II-V ventral, VI sublateral and not visible from above, VII lateral and visible from above, VIII terminal. Terminal segments fig. 15, 16. Parameres wide, dorsal face deeply excavared laterally (fig. 25), ventral face with a file of 25-27 transverse carinae.  
M e a s u r e m e n t s Length 33 10.5-10.8mm, ♀♀ 11.6-12.0mm; ratio length of antennae / width of head 2.4-2.5; ratio antennal segment I / segment II 1.5-1.7.  
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Nicaragua: 33♀♀ Rio San Juan, Bartola Field Station 70-100m, 10°58N, 84°20W, 7-11 VI 2005 R. Schuh lg., same locality 131♀ 8 VI 2005 W. Suppantschitsch lg. (CEHI). Panama: 131♀ Colón prov., Sherman Forest Reserve 130m, 9°17N, 79°58W, 6 VI-10 VII 2002 Čiček & Hauk lg. (CEHI); 1♀ Panama city, Parque Natural al Metropolitano 8°56N, 79°33W, 6 VI-11 VII 2002 Čiček & Hauk lg. (CEHI). Venezuela: 13 1♀ San Juan de Marrapiaré T.F.A., 24 III 1958, E. Comeli-Gracia lg. (CEHI); 1♀ Gran Sabana, S. Ignacio 1000m, 8-9 IC 1977 Lindemann lg. (CEHI); 33♀♀ Carabobo, Mun. Bejuma, Via Palmichal C.M., XII 2005 F. Wachtel lg. (CEHI). French Guyana: 1♀ 20 km E of Saint Laurent du Maroni 24 VIII 2006 lg. Snižek (CEHI); 13 Régina, RN 2 PK 125 + 3, 9 X 2007; 13 19 XI 2007, 1♀ 28 II 2008, 1♀ 10 VII 2008, 1♀ 18 VII 2008, all piège vitre d’interception, lg. J.L. Giuglaris (CGMM); 13 Montagne de Kaw PK 36, 5 VIII 2001, piège malaise; 1♀ 16 VIII 2003, à vue; 13 24 IV 2007, à vue; 13 same locality PK 37.5, 9 IV 2001, à vue; 1♀ 26 XII 2004, à vue; 13 same locality PK 37.5 + 2, 21 IV 2004, à vue; 1♀ same locality PK 37.5 + 2.5, 3 VIII 2003, à vue; 1♀ same locality PK 42, 15 V 2005, à vue, all lg. J.A. Cerda (CGMM); 33♀♀ 25km NW St. Laurent du Maroni, route Paul Isnard, 17 I 2007, lg. Snižek (CEHI). Brazil: 233 2♀♀ Rondonia, 62 km W Arquimenes nr. Faz. Rancho Grande 6-15 XII 1990 D.A. Rider & J.E. Eger leg., 5-17 X 1993 and 8-20 XI 1994 J.E. Eger & L.B. & C.W. O’Brien lg.(CEHI); 1♀ Pará 22 XII 1993 ex coll. Mus. Warszawa / Kormilev (CEHI); 13 Santarem (CEHI). Ecuador: 1♀ Napo, Coca IV 1987 G. Onore lg. (CGOQ); 13 Napo, Misuahalli XII 1985 Quintana lg. (CGOQ); 1♀ Napo, Sc. Stat. Yasuni, Puce 400m, 11-23 IX 1995 E. Barquero & F. Marza lg. (CGOQ). Bolivia. Santa Cruz, 5km SSE Buena Vista, Hotel Flora & Fauna 440m, 17°30S, 63°39W 10-22 X 2004 J.E. Eger lg. (CEHI). Peru: 1♀ Madre de Dios, Tambopata River, Gollpa Lodge 9-12 XI 1995, M. Klicha lg. (CEHI).  
D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species ranges from Central America to tropical Brazil.
description: Published as part of Heiss, E., 2009, Review of the Neotropical genus Hesus STÅL 1862 with description of a new species (Heteroptera, Aradidae), pp. 343-357 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 41 (1) on page 348, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4507110