Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães & Moreira, 2016

Lima Franco, Cleilton, Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, Juliana, Silva de Azevêdo, Carlos Augusto & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2021, Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from eastern Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil, Check List 17 (2), pp. 551-568 : 564

Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães & Moreira, 2016 Figure 11A–D

New records. BRAZIL • 45 ♂, 44 ♀; Maranhão, Codó, Baixa Grande II stream; −04.73222, −043.70638, 05 Oct. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00185, 00187, 00189 • 106 ♂, 107 ♀; Maranhão, Caxias, Buriti stream; −04.91500, −043.11333; 28 Aug. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00150, 00156, 00161, 00162, 00169, 00170 • 1 ♀; Maranhão, Codó, Buriti Corrente stream; −04.75194, −043.66638; 04 Oct. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00272 • 1 ♂, 3 ♀; Maranhão, Caxias, Inhamum stream; −04.89833, −043.43333; 26 Aug. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00025, 00088 • 3 ♂, 31 ♀; Maranhão, Cax- ias, Jatobá stream; −04.90972, −043.11666; 28 Aug. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00126, 00138, 00148 • 21 ♂, 23 ♀; Maranhão, Codó, Saco river ; −04.62482, −043.90249; 02 Oct. 2019; C.L. Franco et al. leg.; LEAq 00276 .

Identification. Our material was identified based on the apterous males, which have the pronotum long, completely covering the mesonotum ( Fig. 11A); the hind trochanter with a few small spines and a larger apical spine; the hind tibia with small subequal spines throughout its length and a straight apical spur; and the sides of abdominal segment VII with patches of small black denticles ( Magalhães et al. 2016). Females were associated with males from the same locality based on the general appearance and by comparison with the original description of the species.

Distribution in Brazil. PA, MA*.