Rhagovelia armata (Burmeister, 1835)

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 : 490

Rhagovelia armata (Burmeister, 1835)

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. Cartago, Limón, San José, and Río Virilla [unknown province] ( Bacon 1956, Polhemus 1997). Reported here are the first records from Alajuela and Puntarenas provinces.

Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —San Carlos, San Pedro (La Tigra), unnamed stream, tributary of Peñas Blancas River, 150 m a.s.l., 20.X.2001, (M. Springer & C. Guillén): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 nymph. San Carlos, Ciudad Quesada, San Vicente, Peje River, 1500 m a.s.l., 14.VIII.2005, (P. Benavides): 4 macropterous males, 2 apterous females. San Ramón, La Paz River: 2 apterous females. San Ramón, San Juan River, 950 m a.s.l., 7.XII.2003, (N. Zuñiga): 1 apterous female. Cartago —Orosi, 22.XI.2008, (B. Pacheco): 2 apterous females. Orosi, Tapantí National Park, unnamed small stream, 1400 m a.s.l., 13.IX.1996: 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous female, 16 nymphs. Puntarenas —Cuenca del Térraba, Diquís Hydropower Project, Unión River, 14.III.2006, (R. Lara): 1 apterous female.

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FIGURES 30 & 31. Geographical distribution of the collecting localities of Rhagovelia in Costa Rica. 30. Rhagovelia acuminata, R. armata, R. scabra, R. solida, and R. crassipes. 31. R. formosa, R. spinigera, and R. bisignata.