Xiphovelia glauca Esaki & Miyamoto, 1959

Ye, Zhen & Bu, Wenjun, 2015, A review of the genus Xiphovelia Lundblad, 1933 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 3946 (2), pp. 190-200 : 191

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scientific name	Xiphovelia glauca Esaki & Miyamoto, 1959
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( Figs. 1, 2 View FIGURES 1 – 4 , 11, 15 View FIGURES 11 – 20 , 21, 26 View FIGURES 21 – 29 , 30, 31, 32 View FIGURES 30 – 32 , 33 View FIGURES 33 – 36 , 37 View FIGURE 37 )

Xiphovelia glauca Esaki & Miyamoto, 1959a: 97 .

Material examined. Taiwan Prov.: 8 apterous males, 9 apterous females, Yilan county, Yuanshan village, Fushan Botanical garden (24°45'N, 121°36'E), 9.VI.2013, coll. Zhen Ye.

Remarks. We have examined the holotype ( Figs. 30, 31, 32 View FIGURES 30 – 32 ) and 17 specimen of this species from Taiwan, which was the only member of the genus previously recorded from China. This species may be recognized by apical half of fore femora in male ventrally with a dark broad stria ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11 – 20 ); connexiva in female erect and posterior half with long bristles ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ).

Distribution. China ( Taiwan) ( Fig. 37 View FIGURE 37 ).