Corrections and comments on MARTINS-SILVA (2022) “Checklist of Aquatic Heteroptera genera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado Biome), with family and genera identification key”

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https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e1019

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Hexapoda, inventory, misidentifications, taxonomy, water bugs

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Recently, Martins-Silva (2022) published the article entitled “Checklist of Aquatic Heteroptera genera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado Biome), with family and genera identification key”. The paper provides information on which genera of aquatic Heteroptera would occur in the Cerrado biome and an identification key to families and genera, based on specimens deposited in the Aquatic Invertebrates Collection of the University of Brasília, Brazil. However, it presents many problems, including misidentifications, lack of care with references, scientific names and taxonomic authorities, and poor grammar, syntax and spelling. Here, we express our concern about this paper and provide identification corrections for specimens figured in it whenever possible.

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Moreira, F.F.F., Floriano, C.F.B., Stefanello, F. and Rodrigues, H.D.D. 2022. Corrections and comments on MARTINS-SILVA (2022) “Checklist of Aquatic Heteroptera genera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado Biome), with family and genera identification key”. EntomoBrasilis. 15, (Oct. 2022), e1019. DOI:https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v15.e1019.

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