Rhagovelia nuqui Molano, Morales & Moreira, 2018

Galindo-Malagón, Ximena Alejandra, Morales, Irina & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2021, Revision of the Rhagovelia angustipes complex (Insecta: Hemiptera: Veliidae from Colombia, Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 167-225 : 172

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4958.1.11
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scientific name	Rhagovelia nuqui Molano, Morales & Moreira, 2018
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( Figs. 1C View FIGURE 1 , 2C View FIGURE 2 , 3C View FIGURE 3 , 4C View FIGURE 4 , 19C View FIGURE 19 , 20C View FIGURE 20 , 22C View FIGURE 22 )

Rhagovelia nuqui Molano, Morales & Moreira, 2018: 306 View in CoL View Cited Treatment .

Diagnosis. Body length 2.40–2.60 mm in the male and ~ 3.20 mm in the female. Eye not covered with abundant setae. Tarsal formula 2-2-2. Male fore tibia strongly curved ( Fig. 21A View FIGURE 21 ). Posterior surface of male hind femur with about 5 spines basally, followed by one long spine before middle, then about 13 smaller spines towards apex. Central shiny areas on dorsum of abdominal segments VII–VIII in both sexes. Male abdominal sterna VII–VIII with weak median carina. Male abdominal segment VIII small, approximately equal in length dorsally to mediotergite VII ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 ). Paramere and proctiger as in Figs. 19C View FIGURE 19 , 20C View FIGURE 20 . Female abdominal laterotergites vertical or nearly so ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ).

Distribution. Colombia: Chocó ( Molano et al. 2018) ( Fig. 22C View FIGURE 22 ).

Type material examined. Holotype ♂ apterous (UPTC-0036): ‘ Colombia \ Chocó \ municipio de Nuquí \ quebrada La Abuela \ 9.VII.2015 \ Col: F. Molano’.

Additional material examined. Chocó: Nuquí, Jovi Stream with La Chantadura , 2017-X-21 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 9 ♂ apterous, 6 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Nuquí, Pangui, Chigüi Stream , 2017-X-23 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 17 ♂ apterous, 15 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Nuquí, Termales, Terco Stream , 2017-X-22 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 16 ♂ apterous, 13 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Nuquí, PNN Utria, Manglar , 2016-XI-05 (F. Molano): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous, ( UPTC) . Nuquí, Coquí, Muelle , La Poza , 2017-X-19 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 2 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Nuquí, Pangui, Pangui River , 2017-X-23 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 9 ♂ apterous, 7 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) .