Rhagovelia calopa Drake & Harris, 1927
(Fig. 28)
Previously recorded from Mexico to Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago, but not specifically from Costa Rica (Bacon 1956, Hynes 1971, Roback and Nieser 1974). Reported here are the first records from Costa Rica.
Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —San Carlos, San Carlos River Basin, TEC Project, station 2, 28.VII.1999: 3 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 2 apterous females, 2 macropterous females; station 3, 25.VIII.1999: 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females, 1 nymph. San Carlos, Arenal River below Vado, 24. II.2011, (F. Reyes & D. Vázquez): 3 apterous males. Guanacaste —Palo Verde, Lomas Barbudal Corridor, 15.I.2007, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous male. Bagaces, Lomas Barbudal, river, 300 m a.s.l., 4.X.1998, (P. Ortiz): 5 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. Limón —Valle de La Estrella, Estrella River, 1.5 km downstream levee, 12.VII.2012, (B. Pacheco & F. Reyes): 2 apterous males, 4 apterous females, 1 macropterous female, 6 nymphs. Limón, Portete, stream, under 50 m a.s.l., 22.IV.1995, (L. Vik): 3 apterous females, 11 nymphs. Limón, Japdeva Channel, 02.V.2013, (B. Pacheco & F. Garita): 2 apterous males. Puntarenas —Osa, Piro River, 8o24.117’ N / 83o 20.353’ W, 32 m a.s.l., 23.V.2009, (B. Pacheco): 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. Osa, Rincón, Rincón River, 15 m a.s.l., 11.X.2005, (J. Bermúdez): 2 apterous males. Osa, Osa Peninsula, Rincón River, bridge before mouth, 20 m a.s.l., 27.IX.1996, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male.