Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894

Molano, Fredy, Morales, Irina & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2018, Two new species and key to the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia, Zootaxa 4457 (2), pp. 305-314 : 311

Rhagovelia plumbea Uhler, 1894

( Figs. 1d , 3d , 4 )

Geographic distribution. Aruba ( Cobben 1960). Bahamas: Acklins ( Cheng & Roussis 1998), Bimini ( Barber 1954), Crooked Island, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama, Long Island ( Cheng & Roussis 1998), New Providence ( Kirkaldy & Torre-Bueno 1909, Bacon 1956). Belize: Toledo ( Beck 1936, Bacon 1956). Bonaire ( Cobben 1960). Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman ( Bacon 1956). Colombia: Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Bolívar, Magdalena (this work). Cuba ( Drake & Van Doesburg 1966): Camagüey, La Habana ( Alayo 1974). Curaçao ( Cobben 1960). Grenada ( Drake & Harris 1931): Saint George ( Uhler 1894). Hispaniola ( Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). Honduras ( Drake & Harris 1931). Jamaica ( Gould 1931, Bacon 1956): Kingston and Saint Andrew ( Carpenter 1898, Kirkaldy 1900), Saint Ann, Trelawny ( Bacon 1956). Mexico: Quintana Roo ( Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). Puerto Rico: Cabo Rojo ( Wolcott 1936, Barber 1939), Ponce ( Wolcott 1950). St. Lucia ( Drake & Van Doesburg 1966). St. Vincent & Grenadines: Saint George ( Uhler 1894). Trinidad & Tobago: San Juan-Laventille ( Nieser & Alkins-Koo 1991), Tobago ( Hynes 1948). United States: Florida ( Uhler 1894, Barber 1914, Blatchley 1926, Herring 1949, Berner & Sloan 1954, Barber 1954, Bacon 1956, Wharton 1981, Epler 2006). U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Croix ( Bacon 1956). Venezuela: Vargas ( Drake & Van Doesburg 1966).

Material examined. 15 ♂, 26 ♀ apterous ( UPTC): ‘ Colombia \ San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina \ Isla de Providencia \ 13°22´56.5´´N 81°22´09.5´´W \ X.2014 \ “colecta directa debajo de muelle sobre el mar” \ Col: J. Barrera, F. Molano, M.I. Castro’ . 21 ♂, 25 ♀ apterous ( UPTC): ‘ Colombia \ San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina \ Isla de San Andrés \ 12°30´0.56´´N 81°43´53.1´´W \ X.2014 \ “colecta directa intermareal” \ Col: J. Barrera, F. Molano, M.I. Castro’ . 12 ♂, 24 ♀ apterous ( UPTC): ‘ Colombia \ Magdalena \ Santa Marta \ P.N.N Tayrona \ Negunaje \ 11°19´25.04´´N 74°04´36.58´´W \ V.2014 \ Col: J. Barrera, F. Molano’ . 3 ♀ apterous ( UPTC): ‘ Colombia \ Bolívar , Isla Fuerte \ La Playita \ 9°22´12.9´´N 76°11´36.6´´W. 20.XII.2007 \ jama acuática \ Col: Neira M., Martínez I. ’.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Dorsal habitus of a) Rhagovelia nuqui sp. nov., male holotype; b) Rhagovelia tintipan sp. nov., male holotype; c) Rhagovelia colombiana, male; d) Rhagovelia plumbea, male.

FIGURE 3. Male parameres. a) Rhagovelia nuqui sp. nov., b) Rhagovelia tintipan sp. nov., c) Rhagovelia colombiana, d) Rhagovelia plumbea, e) Rhagovelia rosarensis, f) Rhagovelia aguaclara, g) Rhagovelia arcuata.

FIGURE 4. Distribution of species of the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia in Colombia.