Rhagovelia spinigera 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 : 493-494

Rhagovelia spinigera Champion, 1898

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Known distribution in Costa Rica. San José, Río Virilla [unknown province], and Pavas [unknown province] ( Torre-Bueno 1906, Bacon 1956, Polhemus 1997). Reported here are the first records from Alajuela, Cartago, and Heredia provinces.

Material examined. Alajuela —San Ramón, Alto Zamora, 1200 m a.s.l., IX.2005, (R. Gómez): 1 macropterous male, 1 apterous female. Cartago —Orosi, 22.XI.2008, (B. Pacheco): 7 apterous males, 1 macropterous male, 2 apterous females. Orosi, arm of Grande de Orosi River, between Purisil and Tapantí, 20.IX.1998, (F. Mejía): 1 apterous male. Orosi, Porisi River, strong current, 20.IX.1998: 1 apterous female, 3 nymphs. Orosi, waterfall under bridge between Orosi and Paraíso, 20.IX.1998, (F. Mejía): 2 apterous males, 2 apterous females, 1 nymph. Orosi, polluted waterfall, 20.IX.1998, (C. Obardo): 8 apterous males, 2 macropterous males, 8 apterous females. Heredia —San Isidro, Santa Elena, Yerbabuena River, 390 m a.s.l., 6.IX.1998, (A. León): 1 apterous female.

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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.