Rhagovelia aiuruoca Moreira & Ribeiro, 2009

Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos, Cordeiro, Isabelle Da Rocha Silva, Floriano, Carla Fernanda Burguez, Paiva, Nathália De Oliveira, Magalhães, Oséias Martins, Júnior, Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Martins, Thaynara De Souza, Silva, Rafaella Cardoso Da, Siqueira, Gabriel Vieira, Salles, Frederico Falcão, Viala, Séverine, Khila, Abderrahman & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2023, Descriptions of new species and new records of water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) from southeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5393 (1), pp. 1-86 : 54

Rhagovelia aiuruoca Moreira & Ribeiro, 2009

Figs. 36E , 37C

Comments. Only member of the obesa group ( Polhemus 1997) occurring in South America (Moreira & Ribeiro 2009). Specific identification can be confirmed based on the armature of the male hind femur and shape of the male paramere (Moreira & Ribeiro 2009).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Iúna, Rogério Waterfall ; alt. 1087 m; −20.3680, −41.8315; 22. III.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, B Clarkson leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 81849 .— Minas Gerais • Piranguçu, São Bernardo Waterfall ; −22.5781, −45.4871; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 23 males, 23 females, CEIOC 81803 • Piranguçu , stream on the road, −22.6195, −45.5234; 29.IX.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 5 males, 9 females, CEIOC 81804 .— Rio de Janeiro • Itatiaia, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia , lower part of the park; 19.IX.2014; LS Barbosa leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 81874 • Resende, São Francisco River ; −22.3842, −44.5511; 15.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 3 females, CEIOC 21248 • Resende / Itatiaia, Poço das Antas ; −22.3617, −44.5876; 17.XI.2014; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro, FS Motta, RB Braga, JMS Rodrigues leg.; 4 males, 8 females, CEIOC 21249 .— São Paulo • Campos do Jordão , roadside waterfall; −22.6517, −45.5132; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 2 males, 4 females, CEIOC 81802 • Campos do Jordão, river at the entrance to the Campista Farm ; −22.6799, −45.5733; 01.X.2017; FFF Moreira, FS Motta, IRS Cordeiro, TS Martins leg.; 45 males, 23 females, CEIOC 81809 • São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, Mambucaba River (tributary); −22.7683, −44.6100; 08.XI.2015; IRS Cordeiro, B Clarkson, FS Motta, FFF Moreira leg.; 1 male, 1 female, CEIOC 81793 • São José do Barreiro, Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, Santo Isidro Waterfall ; −22.7481, −44.6145; 07. II.2015; FFF Moreira, IRS Cordeiro , FS Motta, B Clarkson leg.; 7 males, 18 females, CEIOC 21246 • Same except stream on Pinheirinho Road ; −22.7273, −44.6323; 09. II.2015; 7 males, 14 females, CEIOC 21247 • Same except Posses Waterfall ; −22.7803, −44.6112; 08. II.2015; 60 males, 133 females, CEIOC 21250 • Same except stream tributary to Mambucaba River ; −22.7549, −44.6186; 25 males, 23 females, CEIOC 21251 , 21253 • Same except −22.7683, −44.6100; 17 males, 8 females, CEIOC 21259 • Same except Mambucaba River ; −22.7430, −44.6165; 13 males, 14 females, CEIOC 21254 .

Distribution in Brazil. ES*, MG, RJ, SP.

Figures

FIGURE 36. Collected specimens. Gerromorpha, Veliidae. A. Rhagovelia accedens, apterous male from Pimenta, Minas Gerais (−20.6003, −45.8150). B−D. Rhagovelia agra from Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro (−22.4561, −42.996). B. Apterous male, dorsal view. C, D. Apterous female. C. Dorsal view. D. Lateral view. E. Rhagovelia aiuruoca, apterous male from São José do Barreiro, São Paulo (−22.7803, −44.6112). Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURE 37. Distribution in southeastern Brazil and adjacent areas.A. Rhagovelia accedens. B. Rhagovelia agra. C. Rhagovelia aiuruoca. Stars indicate new records; circles indicate previous records.