Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898

Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Paiva, Nathália De Oliveira, Magalhães, Oséias Martins, Júnior, Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Martins, Thaynara De Souza, Silva, Rafaella Cardoso Da, Siqueira, Gabriel Vieira, Salles, Frederico Falcão, Viala, Séverine, Khila, Abderrahman & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2023, Descriptions of new species and new records of water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) from southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5393 (1), pp. 1-86 : 64-65

Rhagovelia tenuipes Champion, 1898

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Diagnosis. Member of the bisignata group ( Polhemus 1997). Body length 3.0– 4.5 mm; mesonotum without heartshaped shiny black mark; middle coxa blackish; hind trochanter blackish (in populations from southeastern Brazil); male fore trochanter without distal spine; male hind femur slightly longer than half of body length, with 10–13 spines on posterior surface; male abdominal laterotergites bowed laterally; usually at least male abdominal tergum VIII and mediotergites V–VII shiny black centrally; female hind femur with at least 7 spines on posterior surface (Moreira 2012).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Águia Branca , stream with electric fence; alt. 216 m; −18.8734, −40.7782; 20. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 25 males, 18 females, CEIOC 82970 • Apiacá , stream; alt. 233 m; −21.0830, −41.5431; 20. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 4 males, 16 females, CEIOC 81859 • Aracruz, Cachoeira Grapuama , [–19.86, –40.32]; 13. IV.2013; 1 male, UFVB • Guarapari, Buenos Aires Waterfall ; alt. 283 m; −20.5878, −40.5560; 24. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 6 males, 4 females, CEIOC 81860 • Ibiraçu, Cascata Ibiraçu ; [–19.820, –40.382]; 12.X.2011; 1 male, UFVB • Montanha , river; alt. 64 m; −18.1323, −40.1030; 22. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 12 males, 9 females, CEIOC 82973 • Muniz Freire, Norte River ; alt. 509 m; −20.3798, −41.4051; 23. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 81861 • Linhares, Doce River ; −19.4813, −39.9254; 20. IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala, A Gomes leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 28000 • Linhares, Doce River ; −19.4813, −39.9254; 20. IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala, A Gomes leg.; 2 males, 1 female, CEIOC 28812 • Pancas, Monumento Natural dos Pontões Capixabas, Dona Laura Waterfall ; alt. 193 m; −19.1233, −40.8144; 24. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 3 males, 1 female, CEIOC 82241 • Pancas , sandy stream; alt. 153 m; −19.0989, −40.8129; 24. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 6 males, 3 females, CEIOC 82242 • Pinheiros, Reserva Biológica Córrego do Veado ; alt. 74 m; −18.3713, −40.1416; 24. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 males, 3 females, CEIOC 82976 • Santa Teresa, Zanotti Waterfall, Santa Maria do Doce River ; alt. 473 m; −19.9215, −40.7439; 23. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 males, 5 females, CEIOC 82240 • Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Rodrigues Stream; −19.0269, −40.2276; 23.IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala leg.; 14 males, 6 females, CEIOC 28804 .— Minas Gerais • Divinópolis, Trindade Waterfall ; −20.2594, −44.9158; 02. V.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala leg.; 21 males, 39 females, CEIOC 28806 • Pimenta, riacho em Fazenda ; −20.6003, −45. 8149; 30. IV.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala leg.; 5 males, 2 females, CEIOC 27995 .— Rio de Janeiro • Cantagalo, stream on road to Duas Barras ; −21.9720, −42.3931; 01. VIII.2016; FFF Moreira , IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, OM Magalhães leg.; 10 males, 6 females, CEIOC 36511 • Campos dos Goytacazes, Sossego do Imbé ; −21.907, −41.811; 14. V.2017, FFF Moreira, V Alecrim , RC Silva, PB Oliveira , EA Joaquim leg.; 14 males, 13 females, CEIOC 81878 • Itaocara, Paraíba do Sul River , right branch, shallow water; −21.6431, −42.0274; 31. VII.2016; FFF Moreira , IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, OM Magalhães leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 36510 • Same except Paraíba do Sul River ; −21.6557, −42.0633; 27 males, 39 females, CEIOC 36512 • Itatiaia, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Campo Belo River , Azul Lake ; −22.4511, −44.6133; 16.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 79960 • Magé, Piabetá, Rio do Ouro Waterfall ; −22.583, −43.132; 07. II.2016; TS Martins leg.; 1 male, 9 females, CEIOC 81880 • Nova Iguaçu, Reserva Biológica do Tinguá, D’Ouro River ; −22.6490, −43.5339; 06.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 4 males, 1 female, CEIOC 28816 • Macaé, Sana, Escorrega Waterfall ; −22.3173, −42.1859; 26. III.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 1 male, 4 females, CEIOC 28803 • Rio de Janeiro, Itaguaí, Jardim Vida, Mazoniba River ; −22.8528, −43.8068; 15. III.2015; IRS Cordeiro leg.; 3 females, CEIOC 81879 • Silva Jardim, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Serra Grande, Sete Quedas Waterfall , station 3; −22.4545, −42.3229; 25. III.2015; FFF Moreira , IRS Cordeiro, JMS Rodrigues, TS Martins leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 27990 • Silva Jardim, Andorinhas Waterfall ; −22.4342, −42.2933; 25. III.2015; 3 females, CEIOC 28807 .

Distribution in Brazil. AL, AM, BA, ES, MA, MG, MS, MT, PA, PE, RJ, RR, SE, SP, TO.

Figures

FIGURE 44. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A. Rhagovelia sooretama, apterous male from Sooretama, Espírito Santo (−19.0269, −40.2276). B. Rhagovelia tenuipes, apterous male from Sooretama, Espírito Santo (−19.0269, −40.2276). C, D. Rhagovelia teresa, apterous male and female, respectively, from Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo (−19.8967, −40.5236). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 45. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Rhagovelia sooretama. B. Rhagovelia tenuipes. C. Rhagovelia teresa. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.