Rhagovelia femoralis Champion, 1898

Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, Pacheco-Chaves, Bernald, Springer, Monika & Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, 2015, Two new species of Rhagovelia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Costa Rica, with a key and new records from the country, Zootaxa 3980 (4), pp. 477-500 : 492

Rhagovelia femoralis Champion, 1898

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. Alajuela, Heredia, and Puntarenas ( Polhemus 1997). Reported here are the first records from Cartago and San José provinces.

Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —San Ramón, Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve, 700 m a.s.l., 23.III.2007, (B. Pacheco & M. Zumbado): 2 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 2 nymphs; Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve, San Lorencito River, 10o13’6.8” N / 84o35’48.9” W, 876 m a.s.l., 17.X.2009, (B. Pacheco): 3 apterous males, 1 apterous female; San Lorencito River, in front of station, 860 m a.s.l., 16.II.1994, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females, 5 nymphs; San Lorencito River, 950 m a.s.l., 25.IX.2005, (A. Castillo): 1 apterous female. San Ramón, REBAMB, 18.VIII.2003: 1 apterous male, 2 apterous females. San Ramón, REBAMB, San Lorencito River, 900 m a.s.l., 4.X.2003, (C. Boucher): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. San Ramón, San Ramón Forest Reserve, 850 m a.s.l., 25.III.1995, (J. Ludwig & R. L. Rodríguez): 2 apterous males, 3 apterous females. San Ramón, San Ramón Reserve, San Lorencito River, 23.XI.1996, (M. Springer): 10 apterous males, 10 apterous females, 22 nymphs. San Ramón, Piedades Sur, Yayo Stream, 700 m a.s.l., 21.IX.2003, (R. Lara): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. San Ramón, San Lorenzo River, 1500 m a.s.l., 5.IX.2003, (F. Ruíz- Pacheco): 1 apterous male, 1 nymph. Palmares, La Catarata Stream, Rincón de Zaragoza, 1100 m a.s.l., 14.VIII.2005, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous female. San Isidro, Concepción, Tranqueras River, 1600 m a.s.l., 26.XI.2000, (E. Bermúdez): 2 apterous males. Cartago —La Unión, Tres Ríos, Cerro La Carpintera, Istarú, La Chirraca Stream, 1555 m a.s.l., 6.IX.1999, (S. Jenes): 4 apterous males, 4 apterous females. Turrialba, Jícotea, Jícotea River, 1000 m a.s.l., 17.VII.1991, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 macropterous female; 09.VI.1991, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 2 macropterous males, 1 apterous female; Jícotea River, 850 m a.s.l., 16.VII.1991 (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Paraíso, Birrisito, Parruas River Stream, 1350 m a.s.l., 15.X.1996, (C. Guillén): 2 apterous males. Heredia —Sarapiquí, Angel River, 1400 m a.s.l., 04.X.1998, (T. Mora): 3 apterous males, 3 apterous females, 5 nymphs. Sarapiquí, Cariblanco, stream tributary to Sarapiquí River, 900 m a.s.l., 25.VIII.2005, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. San Isidro, Lajas River, 1300 m a.s.l., III.1995, (V. Solano): 1 apterous male. Zurquí, Yerbabuena Stream, 1500 m a.s.l., IV.1995, (P. Hanson): 1 apterous male. Puntarenas —Parrita, Damitas River, 9o33.559’ N / 84o11.480’ W, 14.VI.2009, (B. Pacheco): 1 teneral apterous male, 2 macropterous males, 2 macropterous females, 1 nymph. Golfito, Cañaza Stream, under waterfall, under 50 m a.s.l., I.1997, (A. Villalobos): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous female; Cañaza Stream, waterfall, 10 m a.s.l., IV–V.1999, (T. Hermanson): 1 teneral male. Golfito, El Naranjal Stream, 10 m a.s.l., 20–21.I.2000, (M. Springer): 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. Buenos Aires, Longo Mai, Sonador River, 1050 m a.s.l., 23.VIII.1998, (A. Nunn): 1 apterous male. Golfito, La Gamba Station, Chorro Stream, under 100 m a.s.l., (19.I.2011), (R. Naumann): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. Puntarenas, San Luis, Monteverde, Alondra Stream, 1200 m a.s.l., 23.VI.1995: 10 apterous males, 2 macropterous males, 6 apterous females, 2 macropterous female, 17 nymphs. Coto Brus, Las Cruces, Jaba River (Matadero), 10.X.1999, (M. Springer): 1 apterous male. Coto Brus, Las Cruces, Jaba River, 1100 m a.s.l., (M. Springer): 1 apterous male, 1 macropterous male; 1200 m a.s.l., (II.1998): 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females, 1 female with broken wings, 6 nymphs. San José —Acosta, Palmichal, Tabarcia River and Negro River, 25.II.2009, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous females. Acosta, San Ignacio, Chirraca Waterfalls, 1100 m a.s.l., 9.X.2005, (E. Arroyo): 1 apterous male. Moravia, Pará-Blanco River, 10o 1.610 N / 84o0.665’ W, 1418 m a.s.l., 1.II.2009, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous females, 4 nymphs. Mora, Finca El Rodeo, lake, 04.XI.2000, (D. Vásquez): 1 apterous female. Santa Ana, La Cruz Stream, 1800 m a.s.l., 1.XI.2003, (C. Boucher): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female.

Figures

FIGURES 32 & 33. Geographical distribution of the collecting localities of Rhagovelia in Costa Rica. 32. Rhagovelia uncinata and R. elegans. 33. R. femoralis.