Velia ( Plesiovelia ) affinis affinis Kolenati, 1857

Cianferoni, Fabio & Dia, Aref, 2025, Annotated catalogue and checklist of Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha, and Leptopodomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Lebanon, with new records, Zootaxa 5725 (1), pp. 1-54 : 13-14

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Velia ( Plesiovelia) affinis affinis Kolenati, 1857 View in CoL

Velia rivulorum Fabricius var. ventralis Puton View in CoL : Puton (1881: 128), “ Beyrouth [= Beirut]”.

Velia rivulorum Fabricius View in CoL : Lindberg (1922: 18), “ Libanon, auf dem Barukgebirge”. Misidentification (see Remarks below).

Velia sp. : Dia (1983), “ Liban méridional”. Probable attribution to this taxon.

Velia ventralis Puton View in CoL : Tamanini (1947: 40), “[…] descritta da Puton nel 1881 su esempalri di Siria e Turchia ( Beirut)”; Tamanini (1952: 40), “ Libano, Beirut, 3 cotypi, leg. Abeille de Perrin (coll. Puton nel Museo Stor. Nat. di Parigi)”, quotations of type material of Puton’s species.

Velia affinis affinis Kolenati View in CoL : Tamanini (1953: 139), “[…] Libano, Beirut (leg. Abeille de Perrin, cotipi della V. ventralis Puton View in CoL )”, quotation of type material of Puton’s species; Nieser & Moubayed (1986: 248), “ Liban […] Labwé […] Hammana”; Nieser (1995: 154), “ Lebanon ”, quotation of Nieser & Moubayed (1986, as “1985”).

Velia ( Plesiovelia) affinis affinis Kolenati View in CoL : Andersen (1995 b: 93), “ Lebanon ”; Fent et al. (2011: 40), “ Lebanon ”, quotation of Nieser & Moubayed (1986, as “1985”); Ghahari et al. ( 2023i: 6), “ Lebanon ”, quotation of previous records.

Material examined. Survey material: Basin of Abou Aali: El Kadi , 15.VI.1996, 1 ♀ apt., MLUB ; Nbat , 18.V.1996, 1 ♀ macr., MLUB ; Qadicha , at power plant, 23.VI.1996, 1 ♀ macr., MLUB . Basin of Aouali : Nabaa Aazibi, 23.IV.1979, 1 ♀ macr., MLUB ; Nabaa Salman , 22.XII.1979, 1 ♀ apt., MLUB . Basin of El Bared : Sir El Danniyeh, 1.XI.1996, 2 ♀♀ macr., MLUB . Basin of Hasbani : Hasbani at El Meri, 6.V.2003, 1 ♂ macr., 2 ≤ V instar nymphs ( ♀♀), 2 ≤ IV instar nymphs, MLUB ; Basin of Ibrahim : Aval Rouais, 25.V.2004, 1 ♀ apt., MLUB . Basin of Litani : Chamsine, 17.X.1991, 1 ♂ macr., MLUB ; Kab-Elias , 10.X.1991, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ macr., 1 ♀ apt., MLUB ; Khraizat , 4.V.2003, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ apt., MLUB . Basin of Orontes : Aayoun Orghouche, 13.VI.1996, 2 ♀♀ macr., MLUB . Basin of Oustouane : Hamade, 23.V.1998, 1 ♂ macr., MLUB . Basin of Zahrani : El Tassé, 8.V.2004, 5 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ macr., 1 ≤ IV instar nymph (apt.), MLUB ; idem, 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀ macr., CFC ; 15.VI.2008, 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ macr., MLUB ; idem, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ macr., CFC ; Zahrani at bridge Ouadi el Akhdar, 25.V.2004, 2 ♀♀ macr., MLUB ; Zahrani at Kfaroue, 8.V.2004, 1 ♂ macr., MLUB .

Extra-survey material: Ainata ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 1.VII.1953, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 1 ♂ macr. ( NMPC); Ain Zahlba cedars, 1700-1800 m a.s.l. ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 15–16.VII.1952, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 1 ♀ macr. ( NMPC); Antilien stream ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 9.II.1952, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 1 ♂ macr. ( NMPC); Kammouha ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 18–20.VIII.1952, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ macr. ( NMPC); Nahr Ad Damur ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 21.XI.1953, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 2 ♀♀ macr. ( NMPC); Wadi Jahhnam , N.W. Tri - prov. ( Coll. Am. Un. Beirut), 30–31.VII.1952, K. Christiansen leg., L. Hoberlandt det., 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀ macr. ( NMPC). Akkar Governatorate , Akkar District, Jabal Qammoua, 1800 m a.s.l., 22.V.2010, A. Carapezza leg., “ Lebanon 22.V.2010 | caza Akkar 1.800 m | Jabal Qammoua | leg. A. Carapezza ”, 12 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀ macr., ACPI . North Governorate, Zgharta District , Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, 1900–2100 m a.s.l., Qrani Ain Yahmoura, 12.VI.1999, G. Sama leg., “ Liban - Zgharta | Ehden Nat. Res. 1900/2100 | Qrani Ain Yahmoura | G. Sama leg. 12.VI.99”, 5 ♀♀ macr., ACPI ; North Governorate, Zgharta District , Ehden mountains, 2000–2200 m a.s.l., 12.VI.1999, P. Rapuzzi leg, “ Lebanon bor. Zghorta | upper Ehden 12.VI.1999 | m 2.000 -2.200 | leg. P. Rapuzzi ”, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ macr., ACPI GoogleMaps ; North Governorate, spring of Nabaa Râs en Nahr , 2200 m a.s.l., A. Carapezza leg., “ Lebanon 21.V.2010 | Nabaa Râs en Nahr | 2.200 m | leg. A. Carapezza ”, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ macr., ACPI ; North Governorate, Miniyeh-Danniyeh District , Nabaa Rass en Nahr, 2200 m a.s.l., 21.V.2010, A. Carapezza leg., “ Lebanon 21.V.2010 | caza Miniyeh-Danniyeh, | Nabaa Rass en Nahr | 2.200 m leg. A. Carapezza ”, 2 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀ macr., ACPI . Mount Lebanon Governorate, Chouf District , surrounding of Barouk, 1100 m a.s.l., 4–7.VI.1999, G. Sama leg., “ Libano - Chouf | Barouk dint., m.1100 | G. Sama leg. 4/7.VI.99”, 1 ♂ macr., ACPI ; Mount Lebanon Governorate, Chouf District , Wadi El Sitt, 700 m a.s.l., 16.V.2010, A. Carapezza leg., “ Lebanon 16.V.2010 | caza Chouf | wadi el-Sitt 700 m | leg. A. Carapezza ”, 1 ♂ macr., 1 ♀ apt., ACPI .

General distribution. The nominotypical subspecies occur from Anatolia to the Middle East, Caucasus, Uzbekistan, and Iran (Berchi et al. 2017; see also Andersen 1995 b, Fent et al. 2011).

Remarks. The record of Velia rivulorum Fabricius by Lindberg (1922: 16) (see quotations above) is to be considered as a misidentification of V. affinis , since it was not recorded as V. rivulorum var. ventralis Puton, 1881 , which is one of the synonyms of V. affinis (see Andersen 1995 b).

Isolated females have been attributed to V. affinis for comparison with females collected together with males.

The subspecies V. affinis filippii is known from the Balkan Peninsula, north-east and south of the Italian Peninsula, and from western region (Aegean) of Anatolia (Berchi et al. 2017).