Mesovelia thermalis Horváth, 1915

Yang, Seokin & Kim, Wonwoong, 2024, New data on the fauna of the water treaders (Hemiptera, Mesoveliidae) of Korea, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 136390-e 136390 : e136390-

Mesovelia thermalis Horváth, 1915

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; individualCount: 3; sex: 1 ♂, 2 ♀; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8DA93A8A-E9D3-50AA-B9B6-76CF9B650E96; Taxon: scientificName: Mesovelia thermalis Horváth, 1915 ; family: Mesoveliidae ; genus: Mesovelia ; specificEpithet: thermalis ; scientificNameAuthorship: Horváth, 1915; Location: country: Republic of Korea; stateProvince: Gyeonggi-do; locality: Ilsan Lake Park (37.658551, 126.761916) Goyang-si ; Identification: identifiedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; Event: eventDate: 13.v.2024

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 ♂; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 7651E809-6C79-5D64-8CFA-28FA051E704B; Taxon: scientificName: Mesovelia thermalis Horváth, 1915 ; family: Mesoveliidae ; genus: Mesovelia ; specificEpithet: thermalis ; scientificNameAuthorship: Horváth, 1915; Location: country: Republic of Korea; stateProvince: Gyeonggi-do; locality: Wangsong Reservoir (37.3153654, 126.9472773), Uiwang-si ; Identification: identifiedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; Event: eventDate: 23.v.2024

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; individualCount: 53; sex: 22 ♂, 31 ♀; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 4005017C-1021-5EE0-9FE0-3AAA910F32D1; Taxon: scientificName: Mesovelia thermalis Horváth, 1915 ; family: Mesoveliidae ; genus: Mesovelia ; specificEpithet: thermalis ; scientificNameAuthorship: Horváth, 1915; Location: country: Republic of Korea; stateProvince: Seoul; locality: Nanji Wetland (37.572056, 126.868340), Mapo-gu ; Identification: identifiedBy: Seokin Yang & Wonwoong Kim; Event: eventDate: 28.v.2024

Distribution

Widespread in the Palaearctic Region ( Andersen 1995). In East Asia: Korea ( GG, Seoul), China (north-western) ( Jorigtoo and Qi 1996), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku) ( Nakajima et al. 2020), Russia (Far East: Primorsky Krai) ( Kanyukova 1988).

Biology

Confirmed habitats of M. thermalis in Korea were freshwater bodies, both shaded and unshaded, with abundant emergent and floating vegetation (Fig. 2 C). Observed specimens were mostly found on the floating vegetation during daytime. Some of the confirmed habitats were also occupied by M. vittigera ; similar observations were reported by Berchi et al. (2016) in Romania.

Notes

New record for Korea.

Korean vernacular name

" Jul-mul-no-lin-jae " referring to the dark stripes along the thoracic and abdominal segments.

Figures

Figure 2. Habitat and live individuals of Korean Mesoveliidae species. A Habitat of M. vittigera - lotus cultivation area covered with floating vegetation; B M. vittigera, female, collected from this locality; C Habitat of M. thermalis - natural pond with abundant emergent and floating vegetation; D M. thermalis, female, collected from this locality; E Habitat of S. maritima, concrete tetrapod structures on the rocky shore; F S. maritima, female, collected from this locality.