Rhagovelia castanea Gould, 1931
(Fig. 9A, 13E)
Rhagovelia castanea Gould, 1931:19
Diagnosis. Body length: apterous male (~4.2), apterous female (~4.4). General color orange-brown. Pronotum of apterous form completely covering mesonotum. Male proepisternum without minute black denticles.Apterous male hind trochanter with 4–5 small spines and a larger spine. Apterous male hind femur swollen, with a relatively poorly organized set of spine rows. Apterous male hind tibia with obtuse pegs throughout length, a larger preapical spine, and a straight apical spur. Posterolateral margins of male abdominal segment VII surrounding genital cavity without black denticles. Male paramere as in Polhemus (1997: 185, fig. 138). Apterous female abdomen without median carina. Macropterous female pronotum without elevated posterior projection.
Distribution. COLOMBIA: Caquetá (this work), Putumayo (this work), Meta (Aristizábal-García 2017), Vaupés (this work) (Fig. 9A). ECUADOR (Gould 1931). VENEZUELA (Polhemus 1997).
Material examined. Caquetá: El Paujil, Vereda La Sonora, 1217 m, 1°35.769’ N, 75°22.37’ W, 03.VII.2010, (C. Flórez & V. Sánchez): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05947). El Paujil, Vereda La Sonora, 1217 m, 1°35.769’ N, 75°22.37’ W, 21.XI.2017, (C. Flórez & V. Sánchez): 2 ♂ apterous, 3 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05948) . Putumayo: Villagarzón, Vereda Alto del Tigre, Quebrada del Chuquio, RBS, 723 m, 03.VII.2010, (N. Tórres): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05946) . Vaupés: Mitú, Comunidad Indígena Acaricuara, Caño Paca, 16.XI.2008, (R. Pedroza): 2 ♂ apterous (UPTC-In-05563). Mitú, Comunidad Indígena Acaricuara, 23.VIII.2008, (R. Pedroza): 2 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-05565) .