Strongylovelia balteiformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2015

Jehamalar, E. Eyarin & Chandra, Kailash, 2020, A new species of Tenagogonus Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) and first records of eight species of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera from India, Zootaxa 4718 (1), pp. 95-107 : 99

Strongylovelia balteiformis Ye, Chen & Bu, 2015

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2015. Strongylovelia balteiformis Ye, Chen & Bu : Zootaxa, 3920 (4), 536.

Material examined. INDIA, MEGHALAYA, East Garo Hills District, 2 apt. ♂, 3 apt. ♀, 6 Nymphs, Samanda R.F., Khera Village , Ningsik River , 280 m a.s.l., 25.56969° N, 90.56685° E, 19.vi.2016 . East Jaintia Hills District, 1 apt. ♂, 1 apt. ♀, Narpuh WLS, Umkiang Village, Wah Apha Stream , 19 m a.s.l., 25.06997° N, 92.3785° E, 11.iii.2016 . East Khasi Hills District, 1 apt. ♂, 5 Nymphs, Shella Bazar, Shella Stream , 23 m a.s.l., 25.18094° N, 91.63533° E, 6.iii.2016 . Ri-Bhoi District, 2 apt. ♂, 2 apt. ♀, 1 Nymph, Umiong Village, Umiong Stream , 310 m a.s.l., 25.89149° N, 91.56554° E, 23.iii.2018 . West Garo Hills District, 2 apt. ♂, 2 apt. ♀, 10 Nymphs, Rom Village, Rom River , 199 m a.s.l., 25.71478° N, 90.1299° E, 17.vi.2016 ; 2 apt. ♂, Sadopara Village, Thanek Stream , 233 m a.s.l., 25.65202° N, 90.12226° E, 17.vi.2016 ; 1 apt. ♀, Dadenggre Vill., Tebongre Stream , 505 m a.s.l., 25.60968° N, 90.23759° E, 17.vi.2016 . All the examined materials were collected by E.E. Jehamalar. Reg. No. 7649/H15–7655/H15.

Diagnosis. Body length: apterous male 1.14–1.23 (n=5), apterous female 1.43–1.52 (n=5); body laterally with medium sized bristles; antenna black; basal half of mesotrochanter yellow; mesonotum yellowish white, except borders black, yellowish white mark on mesonotum of male posterosubapically indented ( Fig. 1F ); connexivum of seventh segment of female with posteriorly directed setae.

Distribution. India (Meghalaya, Fig. 4C ), China (Yunnan) ( Ye et al. 2015).

Figures

FIGURES 1A–M. A, Ranatra libera, male, dorsal view; B, apical part of the paramere of R. libera, lateral view; C, Hydrometra jaczewskii, male, dorsal view; D, same, abdominal tip, lateral view; E, H. longicapitis, female, lateral view; F, Strongylovelia balteiformis, apterous male, dorsal view; G, S. hainanensis, apterous female, dorsal view; H, same, lateral view; I, Tenagogonus kuiterti, apterous male, dorsal view; J–K. Gerris lobatus, brachypterous male: J, abdominal tip, lateral view; K, habitus, dorsal view; L, Rheumatogonus vietnamensis, apterous male, dorsal view; M, same, apterous female, dorsal view.

FIGURES 4A–C. A, Map of India showing location of state of Meghalaya; B, Distribution in Meghalaya of Ranatra libera in blue squares; Hydrometra jaczewskii in green triangles; H. longicapitis in red square; Gerris lobatus in pink circle; Rheumatogonus vietnamensis in black circle; C, Distribution in Meghalaya of Strongylovelia balteiformis in red circles; S. hainanensis in pink square; Tenagogonus aruli sp. nov. in green squares; T. kuiterti in blue circles.