Microvelia mimula White, 1879

Canejo, Rafael P. R., Melo, Alan Lane De & Rodrigues, Higor D. D., 2023, Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, including a new synonymy, Zootaxa 5357 (2), pp. 151-185 : 165

Microvelia mimula White, 1879

( Figs. 5B , 9A–D )

Microvelia mimula White, 1879a: 487 (original description).

Identification. Our specimens were identified based on the pronotum of apterous specimens covering the mesonotum but not the metanotum ( Figs. 9A, C ); and the male proctiger with a pair of long lateral projections ( Figs. 9A–B ) ( Rúdio & Moreira 2011).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Norte: Parnamirim, Rio Pitimbu, Vale Encantado , 5°55’56.3”S, 35°10’47.3”W, 17-VII-2022, R .P. R. Canejo leg. (3♂, 3♀ apterous, 2♂ macropterous CEAAVF) ; Serra Negra do Norte, açude lateral no rio Espinharas , 6°40’31.0”S, 37°23’02.4”W, 08-XI-2018, A.L. Melo leg. (1♂ apterous DPIC) .

Figures

FIGURE 5. Species of Neogerris from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–C) Neogerris lubricus, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral views of apterous male, inset showing abdomen apex, (C) dorsal view of micropterous female. (D–L) Neogerris lotus, (D) dorsal, (E) ventral and (F) lateral views of apterous male, (G) dorsal view of macropterous male, (H) dorsal view of apterous female, (I) apex of female abdomen in latera view, (J–L) apex of male abdomen in dorsal view showing variation of tergum VIII. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.

FIGURE 9. Species of Microvelia from state of Rio Grande do Norte. (A–D) Microvelia mimula, (A) dorsal and (B) ventral views of apterous male, (C) dorsal view of apterous female, (D) dorsal view of macropterous male. (E–H) Microvelia pulchella, (E) dorsal and (F) ventral views of apterous male, (G) dorsal view of apterous female, (H) dorsal view of macropterous male. Scale bars = 1.00 mm.