Rhagovelia perija Polhemus, 1997

Galindo-Malagón, Ximena Alejandra, Mondragón-F, Silvia Patricia, Morales, Irina & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2022, New species, synonymies and records in the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 5087 (1), pp. 1-34 : 15

Rhagovelia perija Polhemus, 1997

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Rhagovelia perija Polhemus, 1997: 252–254

Diagnosis. Body length: apterous male (~5.2), apterous female (~5.8), macropterous male (~5.1), macropterous female (~5.7). General color dark-brown, strongly contrasting with yellowish-brown on anterior band of pronotum and abdominal laterotergites. Antennomere IV lacking long, erect, black setae along anterior margin. Pronotum completely covering mesonotum. Anteromedial portion of proepisternum adjacent to labium with black denticles. Lateral portions of mesosternum without small, black denticles. Proctiger not acuminate, not prolonged into spinelike process. Male fore tibia expanded distally; ventral surface with well-developed concavity. Posterolateral margins of male abdominal segment VII surrounding genital cavity with robust, black denticles. Pronotum of macropterous female with elevated posterior projection. Basal portion of female middle femur not strongly flattened and concave; central section without transverse constriction. Central portion of apterous female abdominal mediotergite IV not covered by laterotergites, visible in dorsal view for entire length. Abdominal laterotergites of apterous female weakly convergent adjacent to mediotergites I–II, strongly convergent adjacent to III–IV, subparallel adjacent to remaining mediotergites. Abdominal mediotergite VII of apterous female with thick tuft of long, black setae on posterior margin. Abdominal tergum VIII of apterous female not completely covered by long, erect, black setae. Male paramere and proctiger as in Polhemus (1997: 252, figs. 269, 270).

Distribution. COLOMBIA: Antioquia (this work), Cesar ( Polhemus 1997, this work), Córdoba (this work), Cundinamarca (this work), La Guajira (this work), Magadalena (this work), Quindío ( Cobos-Vallejo et al. 2007), Santander ( Aristizábal-García 2017, this work), Tolima (this work) ( Fig. 7B ). PANAMA ( Rodrigues et al. 2021).

Material examined. Antioquia: Frontino, Quebrada Murindo, vía Dabeiba-Uramita, 784 m, 6°53’20.1” N, 76°14’40.8” W, 13.VIII.2016, (F. Molano): 4 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05544). Vía Dabeiba-Mutata, 308 m, 7°01’39.9” N, 76°20’24.3” W, 13.VIII.2016, (F. Molano): 3 ♂ macropterous, 10 ♂ apterous, 5 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05546). Vía Dabeiba-Mutata, 315 m, 7°01’59.0” N, 76°21’03.7” W, (F. Molano): 10 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous, 11 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05547). Cesar: Valledupar, Chemesquemena, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 1800 m, I.2017, (J. Carvajal): 1 ♂ apterous (UPTC-In-05622). Córdoba: Tierralta, Río Manso, 12.XII.2008, (N. Nonzoque): 1 ♂ macropterous, 4 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05543). Cundinamarca: Guaduas, 5°3’21’’ N, 74°35’31’’ W, 990 m, 02.I.2021, (I. Morales): 1 ♂ macropterous, 3 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-10845). Viotá, Reserva Natural Camino Verde, 10. V.2017, (I. Morales): 2 ♂ macropterous, 2 ♀ macropterous (UPTC-In-05624). La Guajira: Angostura, Quebrada El Manguito, 2017, (J. Eguis): 1 ♀ macropterous, 3 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05611). Magdalena: Santa Marta, Minca, 11.IV.2016, (I. Morales): 1 ♂ macropterous, 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous, 3 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05545). Santa Marta, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, hacienda La Victoria, Jabalí bajo, 1151 m, 19.IV.2007, (L. Jiménez): 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05612). Santander: Los Santos, Salto del Mico, punto 14, 1603 m, 6°54’53.1” N, 73°4’12.2” W, 21.IX.2017, (I. Morales & F. Molano): 3 ♂ macropterous, 10 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous, 12 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05552). Piedecuesta, Punto 9, 930 m, 6°53’43.2” N, 73°02’24.8” W, 21.IX.2017, (F. Molano & I. Morales): 2 ♂ macropterous, 12 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous, 12 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05548). Piedecuesta, Punto 10, 930 m, 6°53’43.2” N, 73°02’24.8” W, 21.IX.2017, (I. Morales & F. Molano): 1 ♂ macropterous, 8 ♂ apterous, 5 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05551). Socorro, Vereda La Culebra, Quebrada La Honda, punto 3, 1348 m, 6°25’47.3” N, 73°15’30.1” W, 20.IX.2017, (F. Molano & I. Morales): 12 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous 3 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05549). Socorro, Vereda La Culebra, Quebrada La Honda, punto 3, 1348 m, 6°25’47.3” N, 73°15’30.1” W, 20.IX.2017, (I. Morales & F. Molano): 2 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05557). Guayacanal, P4, 10.XII.2014, (N. Tórres): 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05550). Guayacanal, P1, 27.I.2015, (N. Tórres): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05556). Quebrada La Laja, límites Barichara, San Gil y Villanueva, Punto 7, 1501 m, 6°35’56.8” N, 73°01’17.8” W, 20.IX.2017, (F. Molano & I. Morales): 18 ♂ apterous, 16 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05554). Tolima: Ibagué, Jardín Botánico San Jorge. Quebrada Arrubia, 27. VI.2003, (Camacho): 1 ♂ macropterous, 15 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ macropterous, 3 ♀ apterous ( CIUQ). Ibagué, Jardín Botánico San Jorge, L. Bachué, 1100 m, 27. VI.2003, (Camacho): 1 ♂ macropterous, 7 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macroperous, 5 ♀ apterous ( CIUQ). Ibagué, Jardín Botánico San Jorge, Estanque artificial, 27. VI.2003, (Camacho): 3 ♂ macropterous ( CIUQ).

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FIGURE 7. Geographic distributions in Colombia of A. Rhagovelia malkini; B. Rhagovelia perija.

FIGURE 13. Specimens of the genus Rhagovelia recorded from Colombia, dorsal view: A. R. cali (apterous male); B. R. malkini (macropterous female); C. R. perija (apterous male); D. R. femoralis (apterous male); E. R. castanea (apterous male); F. R. sinuata (apterous male).