Paravelia rotundanotata (Hungerford, 1930)

Rodrigues, Higor D. D., Moreira, Felipe F. F., Nieser, Nico, Chen, Ping Ping, Melo, Alan L., Dias-Silva, Karina & Giehl, Nubia F. S., 2014, The genus Paravelia Breddin, 1898 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) in Brazil, with descriptions of eight new species, Zootaxa 3784 (1), pp. 1-47 : 35

Paravelia rotundanotata (Hungerford, 1930)

( Figs 18 B, 20D)

Velia rotundanotata Hungerford, 1930a: 23 . [Original description]

Paravelia rotundanotata: Polhemus 1976 , 512. [New combination; checklist] Paravelia rotundanotata: Moreira et al. 2011b , 21. [Checklist]

Paravelia rotundanotata: Heckman 2011 , 228. [Identification key]

Macropterous male. BL 3.67–3.70; HL 0.52; HW 0.70; ANT I 0.62, ANT II 0.50, ANT III 0.63, ANT IV 0.76; EYE 0.20; PL 1.30–1.40; PW 1.25–1.30; FORELEG: FEM 1.07, TIB 1.02, TAR I 0.07, TAR II 0.17, TAR III 0.27; MIDLEG: FEM 1.17, TIB 1.25, TAR I 0.07, TAR II 0.25, TAR III 0.30; HINDLEG: FEM 1.50, TIB 1.87, TAR I 0.08, TAR II 0.50, TAR III 0.30. Macropterous female. BL 4.10–4.35; HL 0.55; HW 0.67; ANT I 0.75, ANT II 0.62, ANT III 0.75, ANT IV 0.85; EYE 0.20; PL 1.50; PW 1.52–1.50; FORELEG: FEM 1.17, TIB 1.15, TAR I 0.07, TAR II 0.17, TAR III 0.33; MIDLEG: FEM 1.40, TIB 1.50, TAR I 0.10, TAR II 0.30, TAR III 0.35; HINDLEG: FEM 1.75, TIB 2.20, TAR I 0.12, TAR II 0.55, TAR III 0.40.

Diagnosis. General coloration of body and antennae brown to orange brown, except for antennomere IV white to pale yellow centrally, with brown base and apex ( Fig. 18 B). Head, pronotum, connexives, and posterolateral margins of abdominal sternite VII covered by small black denticles. Pronotum with midline and humeral angles lighter; anterior lobe with a pair of subtriangular pruinose areas. Forewing with a basal white macula starting from humeral angle and ending adjacent to posterior margin of pronotum; in front of it another pale longitudinal stripe; on side, starting from cubital vein, another pale stripe surrounding the wing; at apex a rounded white macula ( Fig. 18 B). Male abdominal sternite VII centrally slightly flattened, without projections. Male proctiger with a distinct dorsal elevation on anterior half and small black denticles on apex. Paramere elongated with rounded apex ( Fig. 20 D). Female proctiger covered by small black denticles.

Discussion. This species was known so far from the records mentioned in the original description, La Plata in Argentina and in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Mazzucconi (2000) cites that, despite the original record from La Plata, its occurrence in the region of Buenos Aires seemed doubtful, because it had never been collected there by local researchers. Paravelia ornata sp. nov. ( Fig. 10 ) is a similar species, especially because of the resemblance of the forewing maculae, body color, and small black denticles covering great part of the body (see discussion on P. ornata sp. nov.).

Material examined. Brazil, Mato Grosso: 2 macropterous females ( DPIC), Novo Santo Antônio, Rio São João Grande, 11.VIII.2003, (S.O. Pagioro); 1 macropterous female ( DPIC), same data, except 20.VI.2004 [first record from Mato Grosso State]. Mato Grosso do Sul: 3 macropterous males ( DZRJ), Aquidauana, Rio Negro Farm, 04.IX.2007, (J.L. Nessimian) [first record from Mato Grosso do Sul State].

Figures

FIGURE 10. Paravelia ornata sp. nov. (A) Dorsal view of male holotype, (B) ventral view of male paratype, (C) apex of male abdomen, (D) apex of female abdomen.

FIGURE 18. Dorsal view, (A) Paravelia recens, (B) P. rotundanotata, (C) P. splendoris (macropterous), (D) P. splendoris (micropterous).

FIGURE 20. Lateral view of genital capsule of male, (A) P. nieseri, (B) P. platensis, paramere in posterior view, (C) P. recens, (D) P. rotundanotata, (E) P. spinifera, (F) P. splendoris, (G) P. williamsi.