Después de más de un siglo, segundo registro de Lethocerus collosicus (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) en Honduras

Alex Mauricio Cubas Rodríguez; Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña; Tom W. Brown

doi:10.30550/j.azl/2052

Authors

Alex Mauricio Cubas Rodríguez Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Departamento Francisco Morazán, Tegucigalpa, Honduras https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-1101
Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña Centro Universitario de la Costa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3832-234X
Tom W. Brown Kanahau Utila Research and Conservation Facility, Utila Island, Honduras https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2333-7127

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2052

Keywords:

Bay Islands, Útila, water bug, distribution, first record

Abstract

The second record of Lethocerus collosicus after more than 100 years is presented, based on a female collected on the island of Útila. In addition, comments are provided on the distribution and a previous GBIF record of this species in Honduras.

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