Rhagovelia crassipes 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 : 491

Rhagovelia crassipes Champion, 1898

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Puntarenas, and San José ( Torre-Bueno 1906, Polhemus 1997). Reported here is the first record from Heredia Province.

Material examined. COSTA RICA: Alajuela —Palmares, Aguacate Stream, 10o1.208’ N / 84o 27.825 W, 12.IV.2009, (B. Pacheco): 2 macropterous females. Palmares, La Catarata Stream, Rincón de Zaragoza, 1100 m a.s.l., 14.VIII.2005, (B. Pacheco): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Zaragoza, waterfall, 1200 m a.s.l., 12.I.2005, (F. Ruíz): 2 apterous males, 1 apterous female, 1 macropterous female. San Ramón, REBAMB, San Lorencito River, 900 m a.s.l., 24.IX.2005, (M. Alfaro): 1 apterous male. San Ramón, Quebradillas, El Salto Stream, 1100 m a.s.l., 14.X.2005, (A. Castillo): 1 apterous female. Heredia —Santa Bárbara, Cachazas Stream, 1100 m a.s.l., 16.X.1998, (G. Chaverri): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Braulio Carrillo, stream 200 m behind La Fonda Restaurant, 1600 m a.s.l., 30.XI.1996, (N. Franz): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. San José —María Aguilar River, 7.I.2003: 1 apterous female; 7.IX.2003, (A. Y. Jiménez): 1 apterous male, 3 apterous females, 1 macropterous female. Moravia, Zurquí, Yerbabuena Stream, 1600 m a.s.l., III.1995, (C. Flores): 3 apterous males, 3 apterous females, 3 nymphs; 2.IV.1995, (J. Coronado): 5 apterous males; 1500 m a.s.l., IV.1995, (P. Hanson): 5 apterous males, 3 apterous females.

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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.