Rhagovelia mocoa Padilla-Gil, 2015, sp. n.
Creators: name: Padilla-Gil, Dora Nancy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Veliidae
Rhagovelia
Rhagovelia mocoa

description: Rhagovelia mocoa sp. n.
Type material. HOLOTYPE, apt M, allotype apt F: COLOMBIA, Putumayo, Mocoa, Río Mocoa, 550 m, 7 II 2012, leg. O. Arcos (ICN). PARATYPES, same data as holotype, 8 apt M, 10 apt F (ICN); 8 apt M, 14 apt F (PSO- CZ). The same municipality, Q. Balsamo, 590 m, 7 II 2012, leg. O. Arcos, 6 apt M, 15 apt F (PSO-CZ). Putumayo, Villagarzon, Puerto Umbría, Río Uchupayaco, 320 m, 8 II 2012, leg. O. Arcos, 4 apt M, 1 apt F (PSO-CZ).
Putumayo, Villagarzon, Río Mocoa, 410 m, 8 II 2012, leg. O. Arcos, 2 apt M, 3 apt F (PSO-CZ).
Color and pilosity. General color brown; central spot of abdominal tergites VI and VIII; genital segments, margins of metasternum, outer rim of connexiva, greater part of antennae, rostrum and legs, shining black. Anterior transverse band of pronotum, basal 1/4 of first antennal segment; coxae of fore and hind legs, yellow. Venter pale green, covered with short, semi-recumbent, golden setae; body covered with bright black denticles. Dorsum covered with short, recumbent golden setae intermixed with scattered, long, black setae; bearing long dark setae on sides of thorax; abdominal sternites VII, VIII and genital segments covered with abundant, small golden setae. Antennal segment I bearing six long, stiff, erect black setae, two setae of this type also present near middle of segment II; legs with the usual pubescence and setae.
Apterous male. Length 3.92; maximum width 1.52. Length of antennal segments I −IV: 1.30, 0.82, 0.82, 0.64; pronotum shorter than the length of head (0.38/0.22), L/W: 0.22/1.28; length of exposed mesonotum 1.06; length of exposed metanotum at midline 0.08.
Trochanters unarmed. Posterior femur with sinuate anterior and posterior margins (Fig. 60), ventral surface in distal half with a row of 9 spines (Fig. 60), beginning with a sharp, slender, forward-angling tooth and decreasing in size distally, proximal (largest) spine 1.6 less than width of femur (0.32/0.2): hind femur beyond 1.0 the apex of abdomen. Hind tibia straight, with a longitudinal row of 18 small, black pegs, 10 along basal half and 8 along posterior half; moderate-length, conical, black, apical spur.
Proportions of male legs as follows: fore femur/tibia/tarsal 1/tarsal 2: 1.30/1.46/0.06/0.36; middle femur/tibia/ tarsal 1/tarsal 2/tarsal 3: 2.68/1.60/0.10/1.04/0.94; hind femur/ tibia/ tarsal 1/tarsal 2/tarsal 3: 2.16/2.0/0.082/0.24/ 0.34.
Abdomen with length (tergites I −VII)/width (basal): 1.48/1.40. Median length of abdominal tergites as follows: I: 0.14, II −V: 0.18, VI: 0.22, VII: 0.40, VIII: 0.36; connexiva angled upward at 30º. Venter convex, lacking longitudinal medial carina, sternite VII>VI>V (0.30, 0.20, 0.18, respectively), ventrite VII depressed on half, with 2 (1+1) depressions on either side of midline; ventrite VIII with keel along midline ventral; genital segments well developed, proctiger (Fig. 14), parameres L/W: 0.16/0.06 (Fig. 41).
Apterous female. Length 4.4, maximum width 1.68. Length of antennal segments I −IV: 1.0, 0.70, 0.70, 0.62. Posterior femur L/W: 1.84−0.26, extending 0.24 beyond apex of abdomen; hind tibia straight, with a longitudinal row of 15 small black pegs; moderate-length, conical, black, apical spur; connexival margins of segments V −VII thinned, posterolateral, connexiva angled upward at 30º, apices of connexiva straight, reaching basal ¾ of tergite VIII. Abdomen L/W: 1.76/1.64. Median length of abdominal tergites as follows: I: 0.20, II and IV: 0.24, III and V: 0.26, VI: 0.30, VII: 0.36; tergite VIII angled downward at 30º, median length 0.32; basal width of tergite VII: 0.50; proctiger semi-vertical. Venter, sternite VII>VI>V (0.52, 0.28, 0.26, respectively); gonocoxa evident.
Macropterous Male. Length 3.72, maximum width 1.74. Similar in general coloration to apterous male, with following exceptions: length of antennal segments I −IV: 1.10, 0.74, 0.80, 0.70. Pronotum brown, with anterior band yellow and covered with short, semi-recumbent black setae; posterior half pale brown and with black punctuations, humeral angles prominent and rounded, apex rounded; L/W: 1.54/1.74. Hemelytra exceeding (0.60) tip of abdomen, bearing 4 closed cells, 2 long cells originating in the basal portion of the wing followed by two smaller cell, displaying uniformly dull brown, darker veins; Sc and R+M+Cu veins covered with short, semirecumbent brown setae; anterior half hemelytra showing outer rim of connexiva.
Type locality. Rhagovelia mocoa sp. n., was collected in the Río Mocoa, located at 1º 8’ 51” N, 76º 38’ 27” W, 550 m, Mocoa Municipality, in the Putumayo department.
Etymology. The name “ mocoa ” is a noun in apposition, and refers to the locality type.
Comparative notes. Individuals of Rhagovelia mocoa are characterized by the shape of the posterior femur, with a sinuate upper margin and (1+8) spines ventrally (Fig. 60); and the shapes of the male proctiger (Fig. 14) and paramere (Fig. 41). The male paramere shape is similar to R. carina n. sp. (compare Figs. 30, 41) but the latter species is larger (body L/W: 5.13/1.76); the male hind femur has the upper margin not sinuate (compare Figs. 58, 60), and has (1+10) spines ventrally; and the male proctiger has a triangular distal cone (Fig. 4), compared to a rounded distal cone on the proctiger of R. mocoa (Fig. 14)
description: Published as part of Padilla-Gil, Dora Nancy, 2015, Ten new species of Rhagovelia in the angustipes complex (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Colombia, with a key to the Colombian species, pp. 71-95 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on pages 88-89, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232659