Velia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941: 338−339 Catalogue of type specimens of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Kment, Petr Kolínová, Zdislava Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2013 2013-11-15 53 2 821 890 7X79T Drake & Harris, 1941 Drake & Harris 1941 [454,824,792,817] Insecta Veliidae Velia Animalia Hemiptera 40 861 Arthropoda species tersa      Velia tersa Drake & Harris, 1941: 338−339(original description). Three paratypesare deposited in NMPC:   PARATYPE(J apter.): ‘ Trinidad. B. W. I. / Oct. 27-29, 1938/ Carl J. Drake [p] // J [p] // PARATYPE[p] / Velia/ tersa / D & H [hw, red label]’.  PARATYPES( 2 ♀♀apter.): ‘ Trinidad. B. W. I. / Oct. 27-29, 1938/ Carl J. Drake [p] // ♀[p] // PARATYPE[p] / Velia/ tersa / D & H [hw, red label]’.  Current status.Valid species:  Stridulivelia( Stridulivelia) tersa( Drake & Harris, 1941)(see DRAKE & MENKE 1962; POLHEMUS 1976, 1979; POLHEMUS & SPANGLER 1995; HECKMAN 2011; MOREIRA et al. 2011).