Rhagovelia sooretama Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Paiva, Nathália De Oliveira, Magalhães, Oséias Martins, Júnior, Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Martins, Thaynara De Souza, Silva, Rafaella Cardoso Da, Siqueira, Gabriel Vieira, Salles, Frederico Falcão, Viala, Séverine, Khila, Abderrahman & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2023, Descriptions of new species and new records of water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) from southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5393 (1), pp. 1-86 : 64

Rhagovelia sooretama Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

Figs. 44A , 45A

Diagnosis. Member of the robusta group ( Polhemus 1997). Body length 3.3–3.6 mm; male hind tibia with several subequal spines throughout length and an apical spur; male hind trochanter without spines or spinules; male hind femur bearing a short to medium spine between the proximal row of spinules and its longest spine; sides of male abdominal sternum VII bearing patches of small black denticles ( Magalhães et al. 2016).

Comment. We are currently investigating possible synonyms in the R. robusta group, and there are indications that R. sooretama and R. brunae Magalhães & Moreira, 2016 might be conspecific.

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Guaçuí , pond; alt. 583 m; −20.8886, −41.6958; 20. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 81855 • Guarapari, Buenos Aires Waterfall ; alt. 283 m; −20.5878, −40.5560; 24. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 3 males, 2 females, CEIOC 81856 • Linhares, Doce River ; −19.4813, −39.9254; 20. IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, A Khila, S Viala, A Gomes leg.; 4 males, 5 females, CEIOC 27930 • Pedro Canário , river; −18.2239, −39.9447; 22. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 6 males, 1 female, CEIOC 82984 • Rio Bananal, Paneto Waterfall ; alt. 100 m; −19.2319, −40.3569; 25. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 males, 3 females, CEIOC 82238 • Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Rodrigues Stream; −19.0269, −40.2276; 23.IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, A Khila, S Viala leg.; 7 males, 34 females, CEIOC 27937 .— Rio de Janeiro • Silva Jardim, Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas , Aldeia Velha River ; −22.5000, −42.2662; 23. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 2 males, 2 females, CEIOC 27934 .— São Paulo • Platina; IX.2016; 1 male, 1 female, CEIOC 81795 .

Distribution in Brazil. ES, MG, MT, PR, RJ, SP*.

Figures

FIGURE 44. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A. Rhagovelia sooretama, apterous male from Sooretama, Espírito Santo (−19.0269, −40.2276). B. Rhagovelia tenuipes, apterous male from Sooretama, Espírito Santo (−19.0269, −40.2276). C, D. Rhagovelia teresa, apterous male and female, respectively, from Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo (−19.8967, −40.5236). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 45. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Rhagovelia sooretama. B. Rhagovelia tenuipes. C. Rhagovelia teresa. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.