Rhagovelia triangula Drake, 1953

Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Paiva, Nathália De Oliveira, Magalhães, Oséias Martins, Júnior, Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Martins, Thaynara De Souza, Silva, Rafaella Cardoso Da, Siqueira, Gabriel Vieira, Salles, Frederico Falcão, Viala, Séverine, Khila, Abderrahman & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2023, Descriptions of new species and new records of water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) from southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5393 (1), pp. 1-86 : 67-68

Rhagovelia triangula Drake, 1953

Figs. 46B–D , 47B

Diagnosis. Member of the lucida group ( Polhemus 1997). Body length 2.9–4.0 mm; male antennomere III not distinctly expanded, at most slightly thicker on apex than antennomere II; male hind femur with a few short spines on proximal half, not forming a distinct row; margins of female abdominal laterotergites sinuously folded on sides of mediotergites VI–VIII (Moreira 2012).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Iúna, Rogério Waterfall ; alt. 1087 m; −20.3680, −41.8315; 22. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 11 male, 5 female, CEIOC 81862 • Iúna , dos Pilões Waterfall; alt. 964 m; −20.3613, −41.7309; 21. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 6 males, 13 females, CEIOC 81863 .— Minas Gerais • Alto Caparaó, Rio ponte ( Sob ponte), Sede ; [–20.42, –41.85]; L.D?; 25. III.2009; 1 female, UFVB • Espera Feliz, Vale a Pena Waterfall ; [–20.5388, –41.8570]; L.D?; 27. III.2009; 2 females, UFVB • Piranguçu , stream on the road; −22.6195, −45.5234; 29.IX.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 7 males, 15 females, CEIOC 81806 • Wenceslau Braz, São Bernardo Waterfall ; −22.5781, −45.4872; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 43 males, 33 females, CEIOC 81808 .— Rio de Janeiro • Casimiro de Abreu / Silva Jardim, Aldeia Velha , Andorinhas Waterfall ; −22.4342, −42.2934; 25. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 20 males, 17 females, CEIOC 27944 • Itatiaia, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Campo Belo River , Azul Lake ; −22.4511, −44.6133; 16.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 19 males, 20 females, CEIOC 27945 • Same except Campo Belo River ; −22.4524, −44.6100; 6 males, 12 females, CEIOC 27960 • Itatiaia, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Itaporani Waterfall trail; −22.43, −44.62; 11.XII.2016; 3 males, 3 females, CEIOC 81883 • Itatiaia, Parque Nacional de Itatiaia , casa do pesquisador, rede; −22.4571, −44.6069; 13. IV.2014; JF Barbosa leg.; 4 males, 4 females, CEIOC 81882 • Itatiaia, Campo Belo River , station 1; −22.45, −44.61; 11.XII.2016; 15 males, 11 females, CEIOC 81884 • Itatiaia, Rio Alambari ; −22.403091, −44.513973; 15.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 15 males, 4 females, CEIOC 27970 • Magé, Grande Waterfall ; −22.5857, −43.1332; 05. III.2016; FFF Moreira, OM Magalhães , FS Motta leg.; 4 females, CEIOC 27963 • Resende, São Francisco River ; −22.3842, −44.5511; 15.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 7 males, 4 females, CEIOC 27947 • Same except Pirapetinga River, Poço da Sauna ; −22.3902, −44.5449; 1 male, 2 females, CEIOC 27965 • Silva Jardim, Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas , Aldeia Velha River ; −22.4997, −42.2662; 23. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 1 females, CEIOC 27943 • Silva Jardim, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra Grande, Sete Quedas Waterfall , station 3; −22.4545, −42.3229; 25. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 13 males, 4 females, CEIOC 81964 .— São Paulo • Campos do Jordão , roadside waterfall; −22.6517, −45.5132; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 28 males, 13 females, CEIOC 81798 • Campos do Jordão , stream on the road; −22.6419, −45.5498; 29.IX.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 3 males, 1 female, CEIOC 81807 • Campos do Jordão , stream on the road; −22.6419, −45.5498; 29.IX.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 3 males, 1 female, CEIOC 81805 • Campos do Jordão, river on Campista Farm road; −22.6799, −45.5733; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 14 males, 9 females, CEIOC 81810 • São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, stream tributary to Mambucaba River ; −22.1550, −44.6186; 08. II.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , FS Motta, B Clarkson leg.; 8 males, 10 females, CEIOC 27977 • Same except Posses Waterfall ; −22.7803, −44.6112; 38 males, 43 females, CEIOC 27942 • Same except Santo Isidro Waterfall ; −22.7481, −44.6145; 07. II.2015; 25 males, 37 females, CEIOC 27953 .

Distribution in Brazil. ES, MG, RJ, SP.

Figures

FIGURE 46. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A. Rhagovelia tijuca, apterous male from Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro (−21.8783, −41.9081). B−D. Rhagovelia triangula. B. Macropterous male, wings broken off, from São José do Barreiro, São Paulo (−22.7481, −44.6145). C, D. Apterous female from Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4571, −44.6069). C. Dorsal view. D. Lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 47. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Rhagovelia tijuca. B. Rhagovelia triangula. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.