Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894

Moreira, F. F. F., Nessimian, J. L., Rúdio, J. A. & Salles, F. F., 2010, New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha), Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46), pp. 2761-2801 : 2794

Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894

Rhagovelia elegans is one of the most widely distributed species of Neotropical Rhagovelia , being recorded from the Antilles, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, French Guiana, Brazil (PA, AM, RJ) and Ecuador ( Moreira and Ribeiro 2009). It is recorded for the first time from Espírito Santo State.

Examined material

Brazil: Espírito Santo – Pinheiros, Reserva Biológica Córrego dos Veados, Córrego Água Limpa , margem [− 18.36776 ◦ S / − 40.13994 ◦ W, 86 m asl.], 10 February 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira): 5 apterous males, 9 apterous females, 7 nymphs .