Rhagovelia itatiaiana Drake, 1953

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 : 56

Rhagovelia itatiaiana Drake, 1953

Fig. 38C, F

Diagnosis. Member of the itatiaiana group ( Polhemus 1997). Body length 3.1–3.4 mm; mesonotum orange or yellowish at least on central portion; main row of spines on male hind femur with one large spine followed by spines gradually decreasing in length; male abdominal sternum VII with median tuft of brown setae ( Magalhães et al. 2023).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Santa Teresa, Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, Piraquê-Açu River; alt. 810 m; −19.8929, −40.5451; 22. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva , N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 6 males, 6 females, CEIOC 82235 • Same except alt. 808 m; −19.8805, −40.5405; 22. VI.2022; 8 males, 11 females, CEIOC 82236 .— Rio de Janeiro • Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca ; −22.9571, −43.2928; 06.XII.2016; FFF Moreira, Y Wang leg.; 2 males, 5 females, CEIOC 81876 • Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Tijuca River basin; −22.9488, −43.2861; 03.XII.2014; FFF Moreira, JMS Rodrigues, FS Motta leg.; 7 males, 2 females, CEIOC 21268 , 21283 • Rio de Janeiro, Jacarepaguá, Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Pau da Fome , Grande River ; −22.9339, −43.4450; 03.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, JMS Rodrigues, IRS Cordeiro leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 21271 • Same except Camorim , waterfall; −22.9675, −43.4453; 10.XI.2014; 5 males, 4 females, CEIOC 21275 .— 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.; 1 male, 72 females, CEIOC 21299 .

Distribution in Brazil. ES, RJ, SP*.

Figures

FIGURE 38. Collected specimens (A–C), and distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas (D–F). A. Rhagovelia elegans, apterous male from Pinheiros, Espírito Santo (−18.3672, −40.1399). B. Rhagovelia hambletoni, apterous male from Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4947, −42.2662). C. Rhagovelia itatiaiana, apterous male from Rio de Janeiro, RJ (−22.9675, −43.4453). D. Rhagovelia elegans. E. Rhagovelia hambletoni. F. Rhagovelia itatiaiana. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records. Scale bars: 2 mm.