New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha)
Author
Moreira, F. F. F.
Author
Nessimian, J. L.
Author
Rúdio, J. A.
Author
Salles, F. F.
text
Journal of Natural History
2010
2010-11-05
44
45 - 46
2761
2801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.512423
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2010.512423
1464-5262
5212103
Rhagovelia bocaina
Moreira and Ribeiro, 2009
These species were recently described from medium to high altitude localities in Southeastern
Brazil
, and the following must be mentioned regarding
R. aiuruoca
: brachypterous specimens cited by
Moreira and Ribeiro (2009)
are in fact macropterous specimens with wings broken off near the base; and mesosternal tubercles, corresponding to small projections of the posterior margin of the segment, can be observed in this species, but should not be used as a diagnostic feature, being present in other
Rhagovelia
species.
Also, some of the coordinates given on the list of material were incorrect: 22
◦
20
′
928
′′
S, 44
◦
41
′
606
′′
W is actually
22
◦
20.928
′
S
,
44
◦
41.606
′
W
, and 22
◦
18
′
786
′′
S, 44
◦
36
′
814
′′
W is in fact
22
◦
18.786
′
S
,
44
◦
36.814
′
W
.
As for
R. bocaina
, the latitude indicated for types is
2
◦
44
′
05.6
′′
S
, whereas the correct latitude is
22
◦
44
′
05.6
′′
S
. On comments about this species, it was mentioned that the apterous male pronotum was longer than wide. To reconfirm this, measurements were retaken and a length: width ratio of 5.1: 5.6 was found on the
holotype
, and similar ratios on
paratypes
. The shape of the male paramere remains the main character for distinguishing this species from
Rhagovelia calcaris
Drake and Harris, 1936
, as shown by figures found in
Polhemus (1997)
and
Moreira and Ribeiro (2009)
.
Several specimens of
R. aiuruoca
were collected in Serra do Caparaó, and
R. bocaina
is recorded for the first time from
Espírito Santo State
, based on material collected near the municipal seat of Laranja da Terra.
Examined material
[
Rhagovelia aiuruoca
].
Brazil
:
Minas Gerais
–
Caparaó
,
PARNA
Caparaó
,
Vale Verde
[
20
◦
25
′
11.6
′′
S
,
41
◦
50
′
45.7
′′
W
,
1309 m
asl
],
23 March 2009
, (
F.F. Salles
and
J.A. Rúdio
): 4 apterous males, 5 apterous females, 2 macropterous males (broken wings), 1 macropterous female (broken wings);
Rio São Domingos
,
Cachoeira
da Farofa
[
20
◦
28
′
19.3
′′
S
,
41
◦
49
′
41.3
′′
W
,
1956 m
asl
],
26 March 2009
, (
F.F. Salles
and
J.A. Rúdio
): 6 apterous males, 2 apterous females;
Rio São Domingos
, Sete Pilões [
20
◦
28
′
57.5
′′
S
,
41
◦
49
′
50.2
′′
W
,
1855 m
asl
],
22 April 2008
, (
F.F. Salles
): 1 apterous male;
25 March 2009
, (
F.F. Salles
and
J.A. Rúdio
): 11 apterous males, 11 apterous females. Espera Feliz,
PARNA
Caparaó,
Rio Preto
, próximo à sede [
20
◦
30
′
08.9
′′
S
,
41
◦
49
′
13.4
′′
W
,
822 m
asl
],
25 March 2009
, (
F.F. Salles
and
J.A. Rúdio
): 15 apterous males, 15 macropterous males (wings broken), 3 apterous females, 3 macropterous female (wings broken); Cachoeira Vale a Pena [
20
◦
32
′
19.6
′′
S
,
41
◦
51
′
25.2
′′
W
,
1053 m
asl
],
27 March 2009
, (
F.F. Salles
and
J.A. Rúdio
): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Itamonte,
Cabeceira do Aiuruoca
,
Rio Aiuruoca
[
22
◦
20.928
′
S
,
44
◦
41.606
′
W
,
1860 m
asl
],
20 November 2004
, (M.
R
.
de Souza
): 6 apterous males, 5 apterous females, 3 macropterous females [
holotype
and
paratypes
of the species]
.
[
Rhagovelia bocaina
].
Brazil
:
Espírito Santo
–
Estrada Laranja da Terra – Itarana
, riacho com correnteza, ponto ES02 [−19.97765
◦
/
40.99511
◦
,
470 m
asl
],
27 March 2009
, (
F.F.F. Moreira
): 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females
.
São Paulo
,
São José do Barreiro
,
Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina
, tributário do
Rio Mambucaba
(P3) [
22
◦
44
′
05.6
′′
S
,
44
◦
36
′
58.4
′′
W
,
1520 m
a.s.l.
],
5 September 2004
, (
A. L. Oliveira
): 4 apterous males, 2 apterous females [
holotype
and
paratypes
of the species]
.