New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 05 Nov 2010 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Journal of Natural History, volume 44, pages 2,761-2,801 (issn: 0022-2933, eissn: 1464-5262,

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Authors: F.F.F. Moreira; J.L. Nessimian; J.A. Rúdio; F.F. Salles;

doi: 10.1080/00222933.2010.512423

New species and new records of Veliidae from Espírito Santo State and adjacent Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with notes on nomenclature (Insecta: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha)

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A review of the Veliidae occurring in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, is presented. The following new taxa are described: Oiovelia brasiliensis sp. nov., Paravelia capixaba sp. nov., Rhagovelia vaniniae sp. nov., R. mangle sp. nov., R. teresa sp. nov., R. denticulata sp. nov. and R. sooretama sp. nov. Husseyella halophila, Microvelia ayacuchana, and Stridulivelia quadrispinosa are recorded for the first time from southeastern Brazil. Microvelia longipes, M. mimula, M. venustatis, R. accedens, R. bocaina, R. elegans, R. hambletoni, R. itatiaiana, R. robusta, R. tenuipes, R. triangula, R. trianguloides, R. zela and S. tersa are recorded for the first time from Espirito Santo State. The occurrence of H. diffidens in Espirito Santo is confirmed. Additional records from the Caparao mountain range are presented for M. mimula, R. accedens, R. aiuruoca and R. triangula. A necessary nomenclatural note concerning R. ochroischion, R. sbolos, R. trianguloides and R. turmalis is presented.

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