Rhagovelia hambletoni Drake and Harris, 1933

Moreira, F. F. F., Nessimian, J. L., Rúdio, J. A. & Salles, F. F., 2010, New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha), Journal of Natural History 44 (45 - 46), pp. 2761-2801 : 2794-2795

Rhagovelia hambletoni Drake and Harris, 1933

Rhagovelia hambletoni was described from Viçosa, Minas Gerais , and was known only from the type series until Nieser and Melo (1997) recorded it in other municipalities of Minas Gerais , and Moreira and Ribeiro (2009) presented records from Rio de Janeiro. The species is now recorded for the first time from Espírito Santo State .

Examined material

Brazil: Espírito Santo – São Mateus, Rio Preto , abaixo da ponte [18 ◦ 44 ′ 08 ′′ S, 39 ◦ 47 ′ 47 ′′ W] , 27 September 2007, (J.A. Rúdio and F.F. Salles): 5 apterous males, 9 apterous females. Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama , 14–15 July 2008, (J.A. Rúdio and F.F. Salles): 1 apterous male, 1 apterous female. Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Córrego Quirininho [19 ◦ 2 ′ 43.1 ′′ S, 40 ◦ 10 ′ 40.7 ′′ W 62 m asl] , 14 July 2008, (J.A. Rúdio and F.F. Salles): 3 apterous males. Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Córrego Rodrigues [19 ◦ 1 ′ 36.6 ′′ S, 40 ◦ 13 ′ 39 ′′ W 44 m asl] , 15 July 2008, (J.A. Rúdio and F.F. Salles ): 1 apterous male ; 29 April 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira): 1 apterous female. Sooretama, Reserva Biológica de Sooretama, Rio Barra Seca [18 ◦ 57 ′ 52.1 ′′ S, 40 ◦ 7 ′ 37.3 ′′ W, 5 m asl] , 30 April 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira): 1 apterous female. Pancas, Córrego Bassani , fazenda [−19.23566 ◦ / −40.84745 ◦, 111 m asl] , 29 March 2009, (F.F.F. Moreira ): 3 apterous males, 4 apterous females .