Rhagovelia macta Drake & Carvalho, 1955

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 : 58

Rhagovelia macta Drake & Carvalho, 1955

Figs. 39C , 40B

Diagnosis. Member of the itatiaiana group ( Polhemus 1997). Body length 3.6–4.0 mm; mesonotum orange or yellowish at least on central portion; main row of spines on male hind femur with two large spines separated by approximately eight smaller spines; male abdominal sternum VII with median tuft of brown setae ( Magalhães et al. 2023).

New records. BRAZIL — Rio de Janeiro • Casimiro de Abreu / Silva Jardim, Aldeia Velha , Andorinhas Waterfall ; −22.4342, −42.2933; 25. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 1 male, CE- IOC 21293 • Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca ; −22.9571, −43.2928; 06.XII.2016; FFF Moreira, Y Wang leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 81877 • Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Tijuca River basin; −22.9488, −43.2861; 03.XII.2014; FFF Moreira, JMS Rodrigues, FS Motta leg.; 3 males, CEIOC 21284 • Rio de Janeiro, Jacarepaguá, Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Camorim , waterfall; −22.9675, −43.4453; 10.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, JMS Rodrigues, IRS Cordeiro leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 21274 • Silva Jardim, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra Grande, Sete Quedas Waterfall ; −22.4502, −42.3220; 25. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, JMS Rodrigues , TS Martins leg.; 9 males, 5 females, CEIOC 21270 , 21272 .— São Paulo • São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, stream tributary to Mambucaba River ; −22.7363, −44.6159; 07. II.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , FS Motta, B Clarkson leg.; 53 males, CEIOC 21300 .

Distribution in Brazil. MG, RJ, SP*.

Figures

FIGURE 39. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A, B. Rhagovelia lucida, apterous male from Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4545, −42.3229). A. Dorsal view. B. Lateral view. C. Rhagovelia macta, apterous male from Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4502, −42.3220). D. Rhagovelia mangle, apterous male from Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo (−18.5591, −39.7329). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 40. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Rhagovelia lucida. B. Rhagovelia macta. C. Rhagovelia mangle. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.