Paraplea puella (Barber, 1923)

Geographical distribution: southern United States in the Nearctic region to the Guyanas in the Neotropical region; also recorded from the Galápagos Islands.

Material from Cuba: La Habana, Laguna de Ariguanabo, no date, Alayo leg., no specimen number (ESI). Cienfuegos, Soledad, no date, Alayo leg., no specimen number (ESI) (Alayo 1974). Isla de La Juventud, Base “J. A. Mella”, 24.IV.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 2 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Pinar del Río, La laguna La Cochinata, 16.IV.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 3 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Holguín, Arroyo Landivar, at “Santa María”, 10.III.1973, Cuban-Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 3 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Santiago de Cuba, Siboney, Laguna de Juragua, 4.III.1973, Cuban- Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg., 1 Ψ (SDH, SIB). Río San Juan, 23.III.1973, 10Ƥ, Cuban- Romanian Biospeological Expedition leg. (SDH, SIB) (Nieser 1977). Granma, Río Yara, Puente Carretera Yara-Manzanillo, 20.VI.1999, P. López leg., 1 specimen (NHMC); Puente del Ferrocarril, 21.I.2001, P. López leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (López 2001). Holguín, Río Cacoyoguin, Puente Blanco, 5.II.2002, Hernández & Bauta leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Hernández and Bauta 2003). Camaguey, Río Máximo, Criadero de cocodrilos, 18.II.2002, O. Bello leg., 11 specimens (NHMC); 6.VIII.2003, O. Bello leg., 3 specimens (NHMC) (Bello 2004). Guantánamo, Río Guaso, La Jita (3km aguas arriba de la desembocadura), 19.I.2005, Y. Rodríguez & K. González leg., 1 specimen (NHMC); La Clemencia, 23.I.2004, Y. Rodríguez & K. González leg., 2 specimens (NHMC) (Rodríguez and González 2004). Santiago de Cuba, Río Cauto, El Sitio, 1.VI.2005, Y. S. Megna leg., 1 specimen (NHMC) (Deler-Hernández et al. 2007).

Habitat: common in Cuba at ponds, lakes and streams up to 200 m above the sea-level.