Microvelia nelsoni Moreira, Barbosa & Ribeiro, 2012

Fig. 14

Diagnosis. Body length 1.7–2.0 mm; general color black, with orange mark on pronotum and several areas of silvery pubescence; apterous pronotum completely covering mesonotum and metanotum; male terminalia not sinistrally rotated; venter of male abdominal segment VIII not centrally depressed; male proctiger without lateral projections; female abdominal laterotergites not reflected over mediotergites (Moreira 2012).

Comments. The specimens examined display variations (Fig. 14) that indicate a probable synonymy with M. argentata Nieser & Alkins-Koo, 1991, M. aschnakiranae Makhan, 2014 and M. hambletoni Drake, 1952 . A thorough revision of these and other Neotropical species of Microvelia Westwood, 1834 is in progress.

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Conceição da Barra, São Domingos River; −18.5726, −39.7573; 18. IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, A Khila, S Viala, A Gomes leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 81776 .— Rio de Janeiro • Rio de Janeiro, Jacarepaguá, Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, Pau da Fome, Grande River; −22.9335, −43.4450; 02. V.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, JMS Rodrigues; 1 male, 4 females, CEIOC 28836 • Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Tijuca River basin; −22.9488, −43.2861; 03.XII.2014; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, JMS Rodrigues; 3 males, 2 females, CEIOC 28829 .— São Paulo • São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, Mambucaba River; −22.7430, −44.6165; 07. II.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, B Clarkson leg.; 4 males, 14 females, CEIOC 28819 .

Distribution in Brazil. BA, ES*, PA, RJ, SP.