Rhagovelia

Padilla-Gil, Dora N., 2010, Two new species of Rhagovelia in the salina group from Colombia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae), Zootaxa 2621, pp. 63-68 : 68

Key to species of Rhagovelia in the salina group from Colombia

1 Male with fore tibia arched ( Fig. 1 ) .............................................................................................................................. 2

- Male with fore tibia straight or slightly arched ( Fig. 5 )................................................................................................ 3

2 Male, hind femur, basal half with a row of 6+1 teeth and posterior half with 10 teeth arranged in irregular rows; mid- dle tibia lacking apical spur; male paramere ( Fig. 10 ). Female, broader, L/W: 4.66/2.04 ........................... R. arcuata

- Male, hind femur, basal half lacking teeth and posterior half with a row of 5 spines ( Fig. 2 ); middle tibia with apical spur; male paramere ( Fig. 3 ). Female narrower, L/W: 3.80/1.60 ( Fig. 4 ) .................................. R. rosarensis sp. nov.

3 Male length 3.72, female 4.53. Male, hind femur armed with 6+6+3 teeth ( Fig. 6 ); hind tibia with three pre-apical spines ( Fig. 6 ); paramere ( Fig. 7 ) ................................................................................................ R. aguaclara sp. nov.

- Male length 3.28, female 3.60. Male, hind femur armed with 6+2+6; hind tibia lacking spines; paramere ( Fig. 9 )..... ............................................................................................................................................................... R. colombiana

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Rhagovelia rosarensis sp. nov., 1 – 3 male, 1 fore tibiae, 2 hind femur, 3 paramere, 4 female habitus.

FIGURES 5 – 8. Rhagovelia aguaclara sp. nov., 5 – 7 male, 5 fore tibiae, 6 hind leg, 7 paramere, 8 female habitus.

FIGURES 9, 10. Male paramere, 9 R. colombiana, 10 R. arcuata, (Figs. 9 − 10, after Polhemus & Manzano, 1992).