Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894

(Figs. 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, 19D, 20D, 22C)

Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894: 217 .

Trochopus marinus Carpenter, 1898a: 79 (synonym by Carpenter 1898b: 109).

Trochopus plumbeus (Uhler, 1894); Carpenter (1898b: 110).

Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894; Polhemus (1997: 379).

Diagnosis. Body length 2.20–2.40 mm in the male and 3.30–3.50 mm in the female. Eye covered with abundant setae. Tarsal formula 2-2-2. Male fore tibia strongly curved (Figs. 2D, 21A). Posterior surface of male hind femur with 3–7 spines beyond middle. Male abdominal segment VIII small, approximately equal in length dorsally to mediotergite VII (Fig. 1D). Paramere and proctiger as in Figs. 19D, 20D. Female abdominal laterotergites vertical or nearly so (Fig. 3D).

Distribution. Aruba (Cobben 1960). Bahamas (Kirkaldy & Torre-Bueno 1909). Belize (Beck 1936). Bonaire (Cobben 1960). Cayman Islands (Bacon 1956). Colombia: Bolívar (Molano et al. 2018, this work), Magdalena (Molano et al. 2018, this work), San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina (Molano et al. 2018, this work). Cuba (Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). Curaçao (Cobben 1960). Grenada (Uhler 1894). Hispaniola Island (Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). Honduras (Drake & Harris 1931). Jamaica (Carpenter 1898a). Mexico (Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). Puerto Rico ( Wolcott 1936). St. Lucia (Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). St. Vincent & Grenadines (Uhler 1894). Trinidad & Tobago (Hynes 1948). USA (Uhler 1894). U.S. Virgin Islands (Bacon 1956). Venezuela (Drake & Van Doesburg 1966) (Fig. 22C).

Material examined. Bolívar: Cartagena, Isla Fuerte, 2007-XII-20 (Neira & Martínez): 12 ♀ apterous (UPTC) . Archipiélago de San Bernardo, Isla Tintipán, 2003-I (Duque): 27 ♂ apterous, 55 ♀ apterous (UPTC) . Magdalena: Santa Marta, PNN Tayrona, Bahía Neguanje, 2006-III-21 (J. Arias): 10 ♂ apterous (UPTC) . Santa Marta, PNN Tayrona, 2006-III-21 (J. Arias): 17 ♂ apterous, 35 ♀ apterous (UPTC) . Santa Marta, PNN Tayrona, 2014-X (J. Barrera): 38 ♂ apterous, 43 ♀ apterous (UPTC) . San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina: 2014-X (J. Barrera): 212 ♂ apterous, 221 ♀ apterous (UPTC) .