A new species of Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Brazil

Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Assis, SP, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Rhagovelia kararao sp. nov., collected in sandstone caves from northern Brazil, is described and compared with similar and related species. Rhagovelia pachymeri Nieser & Melo, 1997 is synonymized with Rhagovelia robusta Gould, 1931. An updated key to the species of the robusta group occurring in Brazil is presented.

Keywords in Portuguese

Insetos aquáticos
Região Neotropical
Taxonomia

Keywords

Aquatic insects
Neotropical region
taxonomy
water striders

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Magnolia Press

Citation

FLORIANO, Carla Fernanda Burguez; MOREIRA, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo. A new species of Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa, 4018, v.3, p.437-443, 2015.

DOI

10;11646/zootaxa.4018.3.7

ISSN

1175-5326

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/18620

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2030-01-01

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