Two new species and key to the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia

Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Museo de Historia Natural “Luis Gonzalo Andrade. Grupo de Investigación Sistemática Biológica. Laboratorio de Entomología. Tunja, BY, Colombia.
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Museo de Historia Natural “Luis Gonzalo Andrade. Grupo de Investigación Sistemática Biológica. Laboratorio de Entomología. Tunja, BY, Colombia.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biodiversidade Entomológica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Two new species of the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Veliidae) from Colombia are described, illustrated, and included in an updated key. Rhagovelia nuqui sp. nov. is described from the Pacific Region of Colombia and Rhagovelia tintipan sp. nov., is described from the Caribbean Region of the country. The new species are diagnosed by body length and conditions of the male hind femoral spines, paramere shape, and antenna and fore femur color. Additionally, R. colombiana (Polhemus Manzano, 1992) is redescribed and its range is extended to Chocó departament. Finally, R. plumbea Uhler, 1894 is recorded for the first time from Colombia.

Keywords in Portuguese

Gerromorpha
Insetos semiaquáticos
Taxonomia
Região Neotropical

Keywords

Gerromorpha
Neotropical Region
Semiaquatic bugs
Taxonomy

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Magnolia Press

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MOLANO, Fredy; MORALES, Irina; MOREIRA, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo. Two new species and key to the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 4457, n. 2, p. 305-314, 2018.

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10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.6

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1175-5326

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2030-01-01

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