Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894

Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald, Springer, Monika & Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, 2015, Two new species of Rhagovelia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Costa Rica, with a key and new records from the country, Zootaxa 3980 (4), pp. 477-500 : 491

Rhagovelia elegans Uhler, 1894

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. Puntarenas and San José ( Polhemus 1997). Reported here are the first records from Alajuela and Guanacaste provinces.

Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —San Carlos, Aguas Zarcas, Altamira, Mr. Ash Stream, 100 m a.s.l., 2010, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous female. Guanacaste —Cañas, Palo Verde National Park, ponds on sides of trail to Tárcoles River, 28–29.X.2005, (P. Calderón): 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females. Nicoya, Barra Honda National Park, Ojo de Agua el Anís, 80 m a.s.l., 11.II.2005, (F. Ruíz-Pacheco): 1 macropterous female; Barra Honda National Park, La Cascada, 110 m a.s.l., 8.I.2005, (F. Ruíz-Pacheco): 1 macropterous female, 1 nymph. Puntarenas —Parrita, Parritón Stream, site 5, 9o38.980’ N / 84o 15.986 W, 11.V.2009, (B. Pacheco): 2 macropterous males. Golfito, Cañaza Stream, under waterfall, I.1997, (A. Villalobos): 6 macropterous males, 7 macropterous females. Santa Elena, Berros Stream, 1200 m a.s.l., IV.2001, (A. Burgin): 1 macropterous female.

Figures

FIGURES 32 & 33. Geographical distribution of the collecting localities of Rhagovelia in Costa Rica. 32. Rhagovelia uncinata and R. elegans. 33. R. femoralis.