Paravelia capixaba Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

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 : 26

Paravelia capixaba Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010

( Figs 14 C–D, 16 D)

Paravelia capixaba Moreira, Nessimian & Rúdio, 2010 (in Moreira et al. 2010): 2767. [Original description] Paravelia capixaba: Moreira et al. 2011 a , 661. [New records]

Paravelia capixaba: Moreira & Campos 2012 , 545. [New records]

Paravelia capixaba: Rodrigues et al. 2012 , 911. [New records]

Macropterous male. BL 3.25; HL 0.40; HW 0.61; ANT I 0.41, ANT II 0.30, ANT III 0.45, ANT IV 0.46; EYE 0.15; PL 1.25; PW 1.45; FORELEG: FEM 0.82, TIB 0.75, TAR I 0.05, TAR II 0.06, TAR III 0.19; MIDLEG: FEM 1.10, TIB 1.10, TAR I 0.07, TAR II 0.22, TAR III 0.27; HINDLEG: FEM 1.07, TIB 1.15, TAR I 0.07, TAR II 0.12, TAR III 0.25.

The macropterous form ( Fig. 14 C) is similar to the apterous form ( Fig. 14 D), except for the wider and longer pronotum, with humeral angles slightly elevated; anterior half dark brown, posterior half light brown; presence of longitudinal median carina, more evident on anterior half. Forewings reaching apex of abdomen, with only part of connexives exposed; dark brown, with veins and areas between cells lighter; a longitudinal white macula at base, starting from humeral angle and not surpassing posterior margin of pronotum; apical macula wide, whitish, covering entire apical portion of wing, except veins ( Fig. 14 C).

Diagnosis. Body and legs hirsute; general color brownish, with intersegmental areas of connexives lighter; legs yellowish brown; femora with a basal and an apical brownish area; tibiae with a median and an apical brownish area ( Figs 14 C–D). Venter of tibiae with rows of small black denticles. Intersegmental region between meso- and metasternum without small tubercles. Hind femur without spines or denticles. Male proctiger without dorsal expansions, with lateral margins reflected upward, forming an acute, dark projection ( Fig. 16 D).

Discussion. This species was described from Espírito Santo State, Brazil, and later recorded from Amazonas, Pará and Minas Gerais States. Until now, the apterous form was the only one known, and the macropterous form is herein recorded and described for the first time. The species is easily recognized by the small body densely covered by long setae.

Material examined. Brazil, Minas Gerais: 1 apterous male ( DPIC), Januária, São Joaquim, Barragem, 29.X. 2009, (G.J.C. Vianna); 1 macropterous male ( DPIC), same data, except Córrego dos Coxos, 27.XI. 1997, (A.L. Melo).

Figures

FIGURE 14. Dorsal view, (A) Paravelia bullialata, (B) P. capillata, (C) P. capixaba (macropterous), (D) P. capixaba (apterous).

FIGURE 16. Lateral view of genital capsule of male, (A) Paravelia bullialata, (B) P. capillata, (C) apex of paramere of P. capillata in frontal view, (D) P. capixaba, (E) P. conata, (F) P. dilatata, (G) P. foveata, (H) P. itatiayana, (I) P. lanemeloi.