Oiovelia brasiliensis Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

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 : 71

Oiovelia brasiliensis Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

Figs. 51A , 52A

Diagnosis. Body length 3.2–3.9 mm; pronotum reddish-orange; pruinose area on posterior lobe of pronotum, if present, with irregular form and not very evident; pruinosity on forewing not well-defined; legs yellowish to light-brown; male proctiger with pair of small spines medially on dorsal surface; male paramere with slight ventral expansion ( Floriano & Rodrigues 2016).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Pinheiros, Reserva Biológica Córrego do Veado , stream with a small waterfall; alt. 82 m; −18.3678, −40.1398; 24. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues , NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 2 males, 1 female, CEIOC 82983 .— Minas Gerais • Divinópolis, Trindade Waterfall ; −20.2594, −44.9158; 02. V.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , A Khila, S Viala leg.; 9 males, 1 female, CEIOC 81275 .— Rio de Janeiro • Itatiaia, Campo Belo River , station 1; −22.4524, −44.6133; 16.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, R Braga leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 81276 • Same except 11.XII.2016; X Qiang; Y Wang; D Rédei; JMS Rodrigues, IRS Cordeiro leg.; 5 males, 1 female, CEIOC 81571 • Resende, Pirapetinga River, Poço da Sauna ; −22.3902, −44.5449; 15.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 21211 • Teresópolis, Paquequer River below dam; −22.4511, −43.0012; 27.XII.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta leg.; 2 males, 1 female, CEIOC 21206 .

Distribution in Brazil. ES, MG, RJ, RS, SP.

Figures

FIGURE 51. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A. Oiovelia brasiliensis, apterous male from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4511, −43.0012). B. Oiovelia cunucunumana, macropterous male from Divinópolis, Minas Gerais (−20.2594, −44.9158).C. Oiovelia machadoi, macropterous male from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro (−22.446, −42.890).D. Oiovelia viannai, apterous male from Divinópolis, Minas Gerais (−20.2594, −44.9158). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 52. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas. A. Oiovelia brasiliensis. B. Oiovelia cunucunumana. C. Oiovelia machadoi. D. Oiovelia viannai. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.