Rhagovelia calceola Padilla-Gil, 2011

Galindo-Malagón, Ximena Alejandra, Morales, Irina & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2021, Revision of the Rhagovelia angustipes complex (Insecta: Hemiptera: Veliidae from Colombia, Zootaxa 4958 (1), pp. 167-225 : 181-187

Rhagovelia calceola Padilla-Gil, 2011

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Rhagovelia calceola Padilla-Gil, 2011: 222 .

Rhagovelia tricoma Padilla-Gil, 2015: 83 (new synonym).

Holotype apterous male. BL 3.06; HL 0.40; HW 0.85; INT 0.24; ANT I 0.90, ANT II 0.60, ANT III 0.70, ANT IV 0.60; EYE 0.26; PL 0.20; PW 0.90; FORELEG: FEM 1.08; TIB 1.20; TAR I 0.06; TAR II 0.02; TAR III 0.26; MIDLEG: FEM 1.80; TIB 1.25; TAR I 0.10; TAR II 0.65; TAR III 0.75; HINDLEG: FEM 1.53; TIB 1.45; TAR I 0.06; TAR II 0.10; TAR III 0.30.

Head dorsally black, covered with golden pubescence; longitudinal midline and a pair of oblique indentations at base impressed and shiny. Venter of head black. Buccula yellowish-brown. Labium yellowish brown, black distally. Eye dark red. Antenniferous tubercle black. Basal third of antennomere I yellow; apex of I and rest of antenna dark brown. Pronotum dark orange between eyes behind vertex of head, dark brown laterally and posteriorly, covered with golden pubescence. Meso- and metanota black, covered with golden pubescence. Pro-, meso- and metapleura black, covered with golden pubescence. Pro-, meso- and metasterna black, covered with greyish pubescence. Pro- and metacetabula black with brown margin, ventrally yellow; mesoacetabulum black with yellow mark ventrally. Fore and hind coxae yellow; middle coxa dark yellow. Fore and hind trochanters yellow with a brown spot on apex; middle trochanter brown. Femora, tibiae and tarsi brown; fore femur yellow at base. Abdominal mediotergites black, covered with golden pubescence; dorsum of segments VII–VIII shiny black centrally, covered with short golden setae. Abdominal laterotergites black, covered with golden pubescence, with lateral margins shiny black. Abdominal sterna black, covered with greyish pubescence, with some glabrous areas laterally; sternum VII brown with middle shiny black mark.

Head short, covered with short setae; frons with longer setae. Antenna covered with short brown setae, denser on antennomere IV; antennomere I with at least six longer, thicker brown setae; antennomeres I– III cylindrical; IV fusiform; I and IV subequal in width at middle; II subequal in width to III, slightly thinner than I and IV. Labium short. Ocular setae present. Pronotum short, not covering mesonotum, covered by short golden setae, denser laterally, posterior margin slightly concave. Mesonotum covered by short golden setae, denser on posterior margin; posterior margin convex centrally. Metanotum short; posterior margin straight centrally. Meso- and metasterna covered with long golden setae. Sides of thorax with long brown setae. Legs covered with short setae, with rows of longer thicker setae on femora and tibiae. Trochanters without spines. Fore tibia slightly curved distally, with weak preapical depression; grasping comb extending slightly beyond the apex. Hind femur slightly surpassing apex of abdomen, wider than middle femur, anterior margin curved, posterior margin sinuous; distal half with row of about 6 spines decreasing in size towards apex. Hind tibia straight, with 6 denticles on basal 1/3 and 4 close to apex, apical spur straight. Abdominal mediotergites subrectangular. Abdominal laterotergites raised, more strongly convergent at the last two segments, covered with short golden setae. Abdominal sterna without black denticles, with weak median carina on segments VII–VIII. Proctiger with lateral margins sinuous; basal lobes weak, curved, short and thick; apex rounded, densely covered with setae. Paramere short, with thick setae at distal half; apex rounded.

Paratype apterous female. BL 3.63; HL 0.40; HW 0.90; INT 0.19; ANT I 1.00, ANT II 0.55, ANT III lost, ANT IV lost; EYE 0.31; PL 0.20; PW 0.85; FORELEG: FEM 1.10; TIB 1.20; TAR I 0.06; TAR II 0.03; TAR III 0.30; MIDLEG: FEM 1.83; TIB 1.30; TAR I 0.10; TAR II 0.65; TAR III 0.80; HINDLEG: FEM 1.50; TIB 1.45; TAR I 0.08; TAR II 0.12; TAR III 0.75.

Similar to apterous male in structure and color. Hind femur slightly thinner than in male, with about 4 spines on distal half. Dorsum of abdominal segments VII–VIII shiny black centrally. Abdominal laterotergites more elevated than in the male. Abdominal sterna without carina; VII shiny black centrally, brown posteriorly.

Distribution. Colombia: Antioquia (this work), Boyacá (this work), Caldas (this work), Chocó (this work), Córdoba (this work), Huila (this work), Nariño (Padilla-Gil 2011, Padilla-Gil 2015), Quindío (this work), Tolima ( Parra-Trujillo et al. 2014, this work) ( Fig. 24B ).

Comments. When describing R. tricoma, Padilla-Gil (2015) only compared the male hind femur and paramere of this new species with R. rosensis . The former species is indeed distinct from the latter, but a thorough comparison between the types of R. tricoma and R. calceola showed that they are synonyms. The shape, relative length and armature of the male hind femur are essentially the same in the two species, as well as other features such as the body length, shiny black spots located centrally on dorsum of abdominal segments VII–VIII, shape of paramere and shape of female abdominal laterotergites. In addition to the types of both species, we examined many specimens of R. calceola collected throughout western Colombia.

Type material examined. Holotype ♂ apterous of R. calceola ( ICN 054084 ): ‘ Colombia \ Nariño \ municipio de Barbacoas \ Altaquer \ río Ñambi \ 2008-IV-19 \ Col: O. Arcos’ . Paratype ♀ apterous of R. calceola ( ICN 054085 ): same data as holotype . Holotype ♂ apterous of R. tricoma (ICN) : ‘ Colombia \ Nariño \ Tumaco \ Resguardo indígena Awá \ Saundé \ 1º30’12’’N, 78º20’12’’W \ 300−350 m \ 1996-I-19−23 \ Col: D. N. Padilla ( ICN) ’. Paratype ♀ apterous of R. tricoma (ICN) : same data as holotype. Paratypes 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous of R. tricoma (ICN) : ‘ Nariño \ Barbacoas \ El Diviso \ Quebrada El Verde \ 2011-VI-23 \ Col: D. N. Padilla’ .

Additional material examined. Antioquia: Cocorná , Vereda Santo Domingo, Finca Las Mercedes, stream, 1999-VI-21 (L. F. Álvarez): 3 ♂ apterous, 1 ♂ macropterous, 4 ♀ apterous ( CMA) . Rionegro , Finca La Morelia, stream, 1999-VI-21 (L. F. Álvarez): 5 ♂ apterous, 6 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( CMA) . San Luis , La Cristalina Stream, 2006-IV-01 (L. F. Álvarez): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous, ( CMA) . San Luis , Vereda Manizales, stream, 2006- V-15 (L. F. Álvarez): 4 ♂ apterous, 5 ♀ apterous, ( CMA) . San Luis , La Risaralda Stream, 2006-II-10 (L. F. Álvarez): 8 ♂ apterous, 8 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( CMA) . San Luis , La Risaralda Stream, 2006-IV-25 (L. F. Álvarez): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( CMA) . San Luis , Vereda San Francisco, stream, 2006-IV-30 (L. F. Álvarez): 2 ♂ apterous, 4♀ apterous ( CMA) . Remedios , Vereda La Cruz , Finca La Brillantina, La Brillantina Stream, 2018- II-24 / 2018-II-26 (M. I. Salinas & M. Avendaño): 1 ♂ apterous, 3 ♀ apterous ( CEMUA230 ) . Boyacá : Otanche, 2017-IV-27 (J. Carvajal): 3 ♂ apterous, 5 ♀ apterous, ( UPTC) . Otanche , stream, 2016-VIII-11 (F. Molano): 8 ♂ apterous, 3 ♂ macropterous, 11 ♀ apterous, 2 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Otanche , Otanche-Puerto Romero Road, stream, 2016-VIII-11 (F. Molano): 16 ♂ apterous, 6 ♂ macropterous, 11 ♀ apterous, 3 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Otanche , Otanche-Puerto Romero Road, Cascada, 2016-VIII-11 (F. Molano): 10 ♂ apterous, 9 ♂ macropterous, 19 ♀ apterous, 8 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Puerto Boyacá , Vereda Las Quinchas, stream, 2016-X-10 (F. Castillo): 11 ♂ apterous, 10 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Puerto Boyacá , Vereda Las Quinchas, Las Quinchas Stream, 2016-X-28 (F. Castillo): 12 ♂ apterous, 1 ♂ macropterous, 10 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Puerto Boyacá , Vereda Las Quinchas, Los Mártires Stream, 2016-X-12 (F. Castillo): 13 ♂ apterous, 3 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Puerto Boyacá , Vereda Las Quinchas, Las Angustias Stream, 2016-X-19 (F. Castillo): 24 ♂ apterous, 17 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Togüí , Vereda Centro, stream, 2016-X-23 (F. Molano): 4 ♂ apterous, 4 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Caldas : La Dorada, La Miel River , downstream Amaní Dam, La Palmera sector, 2006-VI-28 (L. F. Álvarez): 1 ♂ apterous, 3 ♀ apterous ( CMA) . Norcasia , Manso River, downstream Amaní Dam, 2008-IV-01 (D. M. Hincapié & L. F. Álvarez): 1 ♂ apterous ( CMA) . Chocó : Bahía Solano , Corregimiento El Valle, PNN Utria , Playa La Aguada, La Aguada Stream, 2016- XI-05 (F. Molano): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Bahía Solano , Corregimiento El Valle, PNN Utria, 2016-XI-04 (F. Molano): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Nuquí , 2017-X-21 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 1 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Córdoba : Tierralta, Río Manso, 2008-12-12 (N. Nonzoque): 1 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( UPTC) . Huila : Neiva , Vereda Tamarindo , Corregimiento de Guacirco, Reserva Natural La Tribuna, Cascada El Chimbilo, 2009-X-22 / 2009-XI-27 (J. Rojas & A. Tórres): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Quindío : Caicedonia, Verdún Stream, 2005-X-14 (J. Cobos): 2 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Montenegro, stream, 2005-V- 09 (F. Molano): 6 ♂ apterous, 6 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Montenegro, Vereda Orinco , El Cenizo Stream, 2005-VII-12 (F. Molano): 4 ♂ apterous, 10 ♀ apterous, ( UPTC) . Montenegro, finca Villa Sofía , 2004-X-10 (A. Londoño): 1 ♂ apterous ( CIUQ) . Quimbaya , Vereda El Laurel, Reserva Natural La Montaña del Ocaso, 2018-IV-26 (D. Martínez): 2 ♂ apterous ( UPTC) . Quimbaya , Vereda El Laurel, Reserva Natural La Montaña del Ocaso, El Caracolí Stream, 2016-IV-20 (M. Manrique): 14 ♂ apterous, 4 ♀ apterous ( UPTC) . Quimbaya , Vereda La Soledad, Buena Vista Stream, 2005-VII-08 (F. Molano): 6 ♂ apterous, 6 ♀ apterous, ( UPTC) . Quimbaya , Barcelona, Congal Stream, 2003-XI-03 (A. Londoño & I. Morales): 2 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ apterous ( CIUQ) . Quimbaya , Barcelona, Santodomingo, 2013-V-31 (L. Alfonso & O. Orjuela): 3 ♂ apterous, 1 ♂ macropterous, 1 ♀ apterous, 1 ♀ macropterous ( CIUQ) . Tolima : Cajamarca, Coello Stream, 2012-VII-29 (A. Meza, C. Llano & A. Villareal): 1 ♂ apterous ( CEBUC) .

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FIGURE 5. Males of the Rhagovelia bisignata and hambletoni groups recorded from Colombia, dorsal view:A. R. angustipes; B. R. barbacoensis (holotype); C. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (holotype); D. R. calceola; E. R. calopa; F. R. cardia (holotype).

FIGURE 6. Males of the Rhagovelia bisignata and hambletoni groups recorded from Colombia, ventral view:A. R. angustipes; B. R. barbacoensis (holotype); C. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (holotype); D. R. calceola; E. R. calopa; F. R. cardia (holotype).

FIGURE 7. Females of the Rhagovelia bisignata and hambletoni groups recorded from Colombia, dorsal view:A. R. angustipes; B. R. barbacoensis (paratype); C. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (paratype); D. R. calceola; E. R. calopa; F. R. cardia (paratype).

FIGURE 8. Females of the Rhagovelia bisignata and hambletoni groups recorded from Colombia, ventral view:A. R. angustipes; B. R. barbacoensis (paratype); C. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (paratype); D. R. calceola; E. R. calopa; F. R. cardia (paratype).

FIGURE 19. Parameres of species of the Rhagovelia angustipes complex recorded from Colombia: A. R. arcuata; B. R. colombiana; C. R. nuqui; D. R. plumbea; E. R. tintipan; F. R. angustipes; G. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (paratype); H. R. calceola; I. R. calopa; J. R. cardia (paratype); K. R. cimarrona (paratype); L. R. gastrotricha; M. R. grandis (paratype); N. R. graziae sp. nov. (paratype); O. R. longipes; P. R. molanoi sp. nov. (paratype); Q. R. rosensis (paratype); R. R. santanderi; S. R. spinosa; T. R. tantilla; U. R. tenuipes V. R. guachiconoense (modified from: Padilla-Gil, 2019b).

FIGURE 20. Male proctiger of species of the Rhagovelia angustipes complex recorded from Colombia: A. R. arcuata; B. R. colombiana; C. R. nuqui; D. R. plumbea; E. R. tintipan; F. R. angustipes; G. R. boyacensis sp. nov. (paratype); H. R. calceola; I. R. calopa; J. R. cardia (paratype); K. R. cimarrona (paratype); L. R. gastrotricha; M. R. grandis (paratype); N. R. graziae sp. nov. (paratype); O. R. longipes; P. R. molanoi sp. nov. (paratype); Q. R. rosensis (paratype); R. R. santanderi; S. R. spinosa; T. R. tantilla; U. R. tenuipes; V. R. guachiconoense (modified from: Padilla-Gil, 2019b).

FIGURE 24. Geographic distribution of species of the Rhagovelia bisignata and hambletoni groups in Colombia: A. R. angustipes; B. R. calceola; C. R. calopa.