Pseudovelia intonsa Hecher, 1997

Ye, Zhen & Bu, Wenjun, 2016, A new species of Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 and notes on Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1950 (Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 4137 (3), pp. 432-438 : 437

Pseudovelia intonsa Hecher, 1997

( Figs. 7, 8 , 18 )

Pseudovelia intonsa Hecher, 1997: 42 .

Material examined. VIETNAM, Quang Binh Prov., 6 apterous males, 8 apterous females, Minh Hoá district, Tan Hoá (17°46'N, 106°05'E), 29.V.2015, coll. Zhen Ye ( NKUM).

Remarks. Hecher (1997) gave an excellent description including line drawings and scanning electron microscope (SEM) photos of this species. We collected this species on the muddy shore along a relatively wide stream ( Figs. 14–17 ). The specimens could quickly leave the shore when disturbed and then quickly return to the muddy shore after a while.

Figures

FIGURE 18. Geographical distribution of Xiphovelia vietnamica sp. nov. and Pseudovelia spp. in Vietnam.

FIGURES 3 – 8. Habitus of Pseudovelia spp. (males: 3, 5, 7; females: 4, 6, 8). 3 – 4. P. tibialis tibialis Esaki & Miyamoto, 1955; 5 – 6. P. vittiformis Ye, Polhemus & Bu, 2013; 7 – 8. P. intonsa Hecher, 1997. Scale = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 14 – 17. Habitats of Pseudovelia intonsa Hecher, 1997.