A taxonomic contribution to the genus Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1951 (Hemiptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of ten new species
Author
Ye, Zhen
Author
Polhemus, Dan A.
Author
Bu, Wenjun
text
Zootaxa
2013
3636
2
290
318
journal article
43720
10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.4
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Pseudovelia pusilla
Hecher, 1997 New
record for
China
(
Figs. 12, 13
,
24
,
36
,
48
,
60
,
71
,
84
,
96
,
108
,
120
,
132
)
Pseudovelia pusilla
Hecher, 1997: 45
; Hecher, 2005: 61.
Remarks.
We have examined specimens, including both apterous and macropterous morphs, which closely match the description provided by Hecher (1997, 2005). Hecher (1997, 2005) hypothesized that this species was closely related to
P. buccula
because of the similar structure of the
buccula
. In addition, we have another species,
P
.
gnoma
, that also appears related to
P. pusilla
, with both of these two species lacking long swimming hairs on the hind tarsus and possessing a similar morphology on male abdominal ventrite VIII. Within this assemblage,
P. pusilla
can be distinguished by its dull orange pronotum without a distinct rectangular orange marking anteriorly, and by the
buccula
, which is distinctly produced posteriorly.
Material examined.
CHINA
,
Yunnan Prov
.: 3 apterous males, 8 apterous females, Dehong, Yingjiang county, Tongbiguang village, Mulianhuatang,
20 May 2009
, 1341 m, Bo Cai leg. (NKUM); 5 apterous males, 5 apterous females, 2 macropterous males, 2 marcropterous females, Dehong, Yingjiang county, Tongbiguang village,
20 May 2009
, 1350 m, Min Li leg. (NKUM).
Distribution.
China
(Yunnan) (
Fig. 138
),
Vietnam
,
Thailand
.