Buenoa platycnemis ( Fieber, 1851 )

Buenoa platycnemis ( Fieber, 1851) View in CoL

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Anisops platycnemis Fieber, 1851: 485 [original description].

Buenoa platycnemis View in CoL ; Kirkaldy (1904): 123 [genus transfer].

Diagnosis.

Medium to large species, male length 4.6–5.4 mm. Synthlipsis narrow, slightly <1 / 2 of vertex width. Labial prong straight, much longer than third labial article, originating distally on article. Fore femur with apex widened; stridulatory area subtriangular, with 11–14 ridges.

Taxonomic notes.

Similar to other medium-sized species, like the aforementioned B. mutabilis and B. pallipes . A thorough examination of the morphological characteristics described for each of these species is necessary for their correct identification.

Distribution.

Argentina ( Kirkaldy 1904). Bonaire ( Nieser 1967). Brazil: AM ( Barbosa and Nessimian 2013 a), GO ( Truxal 1957), MA ( Truxal 1953), MT ( Nieser 1970), PA ( Nieser 1970; Barbosa and Nessimian 2013 a; Nobre et al. 2019), PE [new record], TO ( Truxal 1957), RJ ( Kirkaldy 1904; Ribeiro et al. 1998, 2010; Nessimian and Ribeiro 2000; Barbosa et al. 2010 c), SE [new record]. Cayman Islands ( Truxal 1953). Colombia ( Truxal 1953). Costa Rica ( Truxal 1953). Cuba ( Uhler 1884). Curacao ( Nieser 1967). Guadeloupe ( Nieser 1967). Haiti ( Truxal 1953). Jamaica ( Truxal 1953). Martinique ( Truxal 1953). Mexico ( Uhler 1884). Nicaragua ( López et al. 1998). Panama ( Truxal 1953). Peru ( Truxal 1953). Puerto Rico ( Fieber 1851). St. Martin ( Nieser 1967). Trinidad & Tobago ( Nieser and Alkins-Koo 1991). United States ( Uhler 1884). Venezuela ( Truxal 1953). U. S. Virgin Islands ( Fieber 1851).

Material examined.

! PE, 2019: 1 ♂: Tupanatinga municipality, PNCA, Riacho de Leís, poças temporárias ao longo do leito, Água 14 station , 750 m, 18. III. 2019. -8.5829, -37.2445. J. M. S. Rodrigues & H. Rodrigues cols., CEIOC 81919 GoogleMaps . ! SE, 2018: 1 ♂: Estância municipality, Complexo de Dunas da Praia do Saco, REBIOSI 17 station , 05. V. 2018. -11.4190, -37.3223. C. F. B. Floriano, J. M. S. Rodrigues & O. M. Magalhães cols., CEIOC 81624 GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂: same data, except: Canhoba municipality, açude, SE 1 station , 07. VII. 2018. -10.1287, -36.9698. C. F. B. Floriano, J. M. S. Rodrigues & J. F. Barbosa cols., CEIOC 81627 GoogleMaps .