Microvelia paludicola Champion, 1898

Geographical distribution: southern United States in the Nearctic region to Puerto Rico in the Caribbean subregion.

Material from Cuba: Guantánamo, Río Miel, Baracoa, 05.IV.1969, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (SDH, SIB). Arroyo de La Poa, Baracoa, 23.II.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (SDH, SIB). Holguín, Pinares de Mayarí, arroyo, 02.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ (SDH, SIB). Río Mogote, near Matías, 21.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 6 ɗ, 8 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Arroyo Jarahueca, 25.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Pinar del Río, Quemado de Pineda, arroyo, 14.IV.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 2 ɗ, 4 Ψ (SDH, SIB) (Nieser 1977). Holguín, Río Cacoyugüín, Puente Blanco, 5.XI.2002, Hernández & Bauta leg, 60 specimens (NHMC); 20.VI.2002, Hernández & Bauta leg., 42 specimens (NHMC) (Hernández and Bauta 2003).

Habitat: common species throughout the year in Cuba, found in both stagnant water and slowly flowing streams near sea-level.