Strongylovelia formosa Esaki, 1924

Ye, Zhen, Chen, Pingping & Bu, Wenjun, 2015, A review of the Strongylovelia Esaki, 1924 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from China, with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 3920 (4), pp. 534-544 : 535

Strongylovelia formosa Esaki, 1924

( Figs. 1 , 6, 13, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 43)

Strongylovelia formosa Esaki, 1924: 229 .

Material examined. CHINA, Taiwan Prov.: 8 apterous females, 9 apterous males, Nantou county, Yuchi village, Lianhuachi Research Institution (23°55'N, 120°53'E), 6 June 2013, 700m, Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM); 2 apterous females, Gaoxiong city, Meinong district, Shuangxi Tropical Park (22°56'N, 120°35'E), 3 June 2013, Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM). Guangdong Prov.: 5 apterous females, 4 apterous males, Huizhou city, Boluo county, Xiangtoushan Nature Reserve (23°20'N, 114°23'E), 14 August 2012, 100 m, Zhen Ye leg. ( NKUM).

Remarks. We have examined 28 specimen of this species from Taiwan and Guangdong; it is the only member of the genus previously recorded from China and the first record from mainland China (Guangdong) outside Taiwan. This species may be recognized by distinctly larger size of apterous female (body length 1.70–1.74); the whitish antennal segment I ( Figs. 1 , 6); mesonotum and mesopleura with characteristically shaped whitish, large mark ( Figs. 1 , 6, 13); connexiva segments VI–VII with a prominent, posteriorly directed tuft of long bristles ( Fig. 13 ).

Distribution. China ( Taiwan, Guangdong) ( Fig. 43 ).

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FIGURE 43. Geographical distribution of Strongylovelia species in China.

FIGURES 1 – 5. Habitus of Strongylovelia spp. (females). 1. S. formosa Esaki, 1924; 2. S. paitooni Chen, Nieser & Sangpradub, 2006; 3. S. balteiformis sp. n.; 4. S. fasciaria sp. n.; 5. S. hainanensis sp. n.. Scale 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 13 – 17. Lateral view of Strongylovelia spp. (females). 13. S. formosa Esaki, 1924; 14. S. paitooni Chen, Nieser & Sangpradub, 2006; 15. S. balteiformis sp. n.; 16. S. fasciaria sp. n.; 17. S. hainanensis sp. n.. Scale 1.0 mm.