Platyvelia brachialis (Stål, 1860)

(Figs. 17A–B, 18A)

Velia brachialis Stål, 1860: 82 (original description).

Paravelia brachialis: Polhemus 1976: 512 (changed combination).

Platyvelia brachialis: Polhemus & Polhemus 1993: 394 (changed combination).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on male abdominal sternum VI without a median projection; male abdominal sternum VII with the posterior margin concave (Fig. 17B); the anterior margin of the pronotum subequal to head width; and the angulate metanotal projections in apterous specimens not exposed (Fig. 17A) (Rodrigues et al. 2021a).

Materialexamined. BRAZIL, RioGrandedoNorte: Canguaretama, RioCurimata, 6°24’13.7”S, 35°08’03.8”W, 31-X-2020, R .P.R. Canejo leg.(1♂ apterous CEAAVF); Ceará-Mirim, Rio Ceará-Mirim, 5°37’50.4”S, 35°25’16.9”W, 03-XI-2018, R . P. R. Canejo, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂, 3♀ micropterous CEAAVF); same data, except 21-IX-2019 (1♂ apterous, 3♀ micropterous); Natal, ponte no Rio Pitimbu, 5°55’00.7”S, 35°11’54.0”W, 22-X-2016, R . P. R. Canejo leg. (1♂ apterous, 1♀ micropterous CEAAVF); same data, except, 04-III-2018 (1♂, 1♀ micropterous); same data, except 21-IV-2022 (4♀ micropterous CEAAVF); Natal, Rio Pitimbu - BR101 , 5°52’48.1”S, 35°13’32.6”W, 22-XII-2019, R .P R. Canejo leg. (1♂ micropterous CEAAVF); Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado, 5°55’41.1”S, 35°10’46.5”W, 17-VII-2022, R .P.R. Canejo leg. (1♂ micropterous CEAAVF).