Velia longiconnexiva Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009

Jin, Zezhong, Fu, Siying & Ye, Zhen, 2023, Taxonomic notes of subgenus Velia (Cesavelia) Kocak & Kemal, 2010 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) from China, with description of one new species, ZooKeys 1149, pp. 37-52 : 37

Velia longiconnexiva Tran, Zettel & Buzzetti, 2009

Figs 2a, b , 3c, d , 5b , 6c, d , 7b, f , 8d-f , 9c, d

Material examined.

8 apterous ♂♂ 9 apterous ♀♀, China, Guizhou Province, Leishan County, Leigongshan National Nature Reserve : 26.3827°N, 108.2277°E; 1700 m a.s.l.; 2013-VIII-3; Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM) .

Diagnosis.

Body large, mainly dark brown. Connexiva with dark yellow strips in male and brighter strips in female (Figs 2a, b , 3c, d ), connexival spines of female long, dorsocaudally directed (Fig. 3c, d ); abdominal segment VIII of male slender, dorsal hind margin strongly emarginated, ventrally concaved in lateral view (Fig. 6c, d ); proctiger of male with sub-trapezoid dilations on each side and emarginated hind margin (Fig. 7b ).

Comparative notes.

See comparative notes of V. bui sp. nov.

Distribution.

China (Guizhou) (Fig. 11 ).

Figures

Figure 2. Habitus of females and males of Velia spp. in dorsal view (apterous form) a V. longiconnexiva, female b V. longiconnexiva, male c V. sinensis, female d V. sinensis, male e V. tonkina, female f V. tonkina, male. Scale bar: 2.0 mm.

Figure 3. Bodies of Velia spp. (apterous female) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 2.0 mm.

Figure 5. Metafemora of males, showing patterns of spines a V. bui sp. nov. b V. longiconnexiva c V. sinensis d V. tonkina. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

Figure 6. Abdominal segments VIII of males a V. bui sp. nov., ventral view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, ventral view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, ventral view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, ventral view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

Figure 7. Proctigers of Velia spp. a V. bui sp. nov., male b V. longiconnexiva, male c V. sinensis, male d V. tonkina, male e V. bui sp. nov., female f V. longiconnexiva, female g V. sinensis, female h V. tonkina, female. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Figure 8. Parameres of males a V. bui sp. nov., external view b V. bui sp. nov., perpendicular view c V. bui sp. nov., internal view d V. longiconnexiva, external view e V. longiconnexiva, perpendicular view f V. longiconnexiva, internal view g V. sinensis, external view h V. sinensis, perpendicular view i V. sinensis, internal view j V. tonkina, external view k V. tonkina, perpendicular view l V. tonkina, internal view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

Figure 9. Endosomal structures of Velia spp. (males) a V. bui sp. nov., dorsal view b V. bui sp. nov., lateral view c V. longiconnexiva, dorsal view d V. longiconnexiva, lateral view e V. sinensis, dorsal view f V. sinensis, lateral view g V. tonkina, dorsal view h V. tonkina, lateral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm. (ds = dorsal sclerite, ls = lateral sclerite, svs = secondary ventral sclerite).

Figure 11. Geographical distribution of subgenus Velia (Cesavelia).