Veliidae (Insecta, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from southeastern Brazil: three new species from Rio de Janeiro State, a new species group for Neotropical Rhagovelia Mayr, and notes on distribution and synonymy

Veliidae (Insecta, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from southeastern Brazil: three new species from Rio de Janeiro State, a new species group for Neotropical Rhagovelia Mayr, and notes on distribution and synonymy

Microvelia nelsoni sp. nov., M. takiyae sp. nov., and Rhagovelia mangaratiba sp. nov. are described. Rhagovelia scitula and R. whitei are transferred from the robusta group to the new whitei group. Rhagovelia denticulata is synonymized under R. scitula. Microvelia longipes, Oiovelia brasiliensis, Rh...

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Main Authors: Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira, Julianna Freires Barbosa, José Ricardo Inacio Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Insetos aquáticos
Hemiptera
Região Neotropical
Região Sudeste
taxonomia
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