Rhagovelia molanoi Galindo-Malagón & Morales & Moreira 2021, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Galindo-Malagón, Ximena Alejandra
name: Morales, Irina
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Veliidae
Rhagovelia
Rhagovelia molanoi

description: Rhagovelia molanoi sp. nov.
(Figs. 13A, 14A, 15A, 16A, 19P, 20P, 23C)
Holotype apterous male. BL 2.62; HL 0.27; HW 0.68; INT 0.23; ANT I 0.73, ANT II 0.40, ANT III 0.43, ANT IV 0.44; EYE 0.28; PL 0.16; PW 0.72; FORELEG: FEM 0.81; TIB 0.83; TAR I 0.05; TAR II 0.03; TAR III 0.21; MIDLEG: FEM 1.40; TIB 0.88; TAR I 0.08; TAR II 0.46; TAR III 0.70; HINDLEG: FEM 1.13; TIB 1.20; TAR I 0.05; TAR II 0.13; TAR III 0.28.
Head dorsally black, covered with golden pubescence; longitudinal midline and a pair of oblique indentations at base impressed and shiny. Venter of head black. Buccula and labium brown. Eye dark red. Antenniferous tubercle brown. Antennomere I yellow on basal third; apex of I and rest of antenna brown. Pronotum dark orange between eyes behind vertex of head; dark brown laterally and posteriorly. Meso- and metanota black, covered with golden pubescence. Pro-, meso- and metapleura black, covered with greyish pubescence. Pro-, meso- and metasterna black, covered with greyish pubescence. Pro-, meso- and metacetabula yellow. Fore and hind coxae and trochanters yellow. Middle coxa and trochanter brown. Fore femur with yellow base, then black; middle and hind femora black. Tibiae and tarsi black. Abdominal mediotergites black, covered with golden pubescence; V –VII with shiny black spot centrally; tergum VIII shiny black, covered with short golden setae. Abdominal laterotergites black, covered with golden pubescence, with lateral margins shiny black. Abdominal sterna black, covered with greyish pubescence. Sterna VII–VIII black, with a small median carina.
Head short, covered with short setae.Antenna covered with brown setae, denser on antennomere IV; antennomere I with at least six long, thick brown setae; II with two of these setae at the middle. Antennomeres I– III cylindrical; IV fusiform; I and IV wider at the middle than II– III, which are subequal in width. Labium short. Ocular setae present. Pronotum short, not covering mesonotum, covered with short golden setae, denser laterally, posterior margin slightly concave. Mesonotum covered with short golden setae, denser on posterior margin; posterior margin convex centrally. Metanotum short; posterior margin straight centrally. Metasternum covered with long golden setae. Sides of thorax with long brown setae. Legs covered with short setae, with rows of longer thicker setae on femora and tibiae. Trochanters without spines. Fore tibia slightly curved apically, with weak preapical depression; grasping comb extending slightly beyond apex. Hind femur not surpassing apex of abdomen, subequal to middle femur in width, with posterior margin sinuous; distal half with a row of about 6–7 spines decreasing in size towards apex. Hind tibia straight, without denticles or apical spur. Abdominal mediotergites subrectangular. Abdominal laterotergites raised, but not vertical, with short golden setae. Proctiger subpentagonal with rounded ends, dorsum with abundant short golden setae; lateral lobes curved, short; apex rounded, densely covered with setae. Paramere short, sinuous, upper margin rounded, apex ending in a rounded tip with long setae on the upper margin.
Macropterous male. BL 2.60; HL 0.33; HW 0.68; INT 0.23; ANT I 0.61, ANT II 0.35, ANT III 0.41, ANT IV 0.41; EYE 0.29; PL 1.01; PW 1.04; FORELEG: FEM 0.77; TIB 0.84; TAR I 0.03; TAR II 0.02; TAR III 0.2; MIDLEG: FEM 1.26; TIB 0.85; TAR I 0.06; TAR II 0.39; TAR III 0.58; HINDLEG: FEM 1.08; TIB 1.10; TAR I 0.27; TAR II 0.11; TAR III 0.05.
Similar to apterous male in general coloration and structure. Pronotum long, brown with a yellow spot behind the eyes; posterior margin rounded. Hemelytra surpassing apex of abdomen, with 3 closed cells; 2 long cells originating in the basal portion of the wing, followed by a short apical cell; veins brown. Abdominal laterotergites visible dorsally.
Paratype apterous female. BL 3.02; HL 0.37; HW 0.82; INT 0.18; ANT I 0.74, ANT II 0.32, ANT III 0.39, ANT IV 0.40; EYE 0.32; PL 0.18; PW 0.87; FORELEG: FEM 0.76; TIB 0.83; TAR I 0.04; TAR II 0.02; TAR III 0.20; MIDLEG: FEM 1.49; TIB 0.95; TAR I 0.06; TAR II 0.52; TAR III 0.68; HINDLEG: FEM 1.11; TIB 1.28; TAR I 0.05; TAR II 0.09; TAR III 0.24.
Similar to apterous male in structure and color. Hind femur with about 4 spines on distal half. Abdominal mediotergite I slightly raised posteromedially. Abdominal sternum VII with shiny brown medial mark covered with short golden setae.
Distribution. Colombia: Antioquia, Chocó (Fig. 23C).
Comments. Rhagovelia molanoi sp. nov. is most similar to R. tantilla (see discussion under R. graziae sp. nov.), from which it can be distinguished by the lateral margins of male abdomen more strongly bowed on segments IV–V (compare Figs. 13A, 17C), the paramere shape (compare Figs. 19P, 19T), the thicker female hind femur (compare Figs. 15A, 18A) and the female abdomen shorter and more robust (compare Figs. 15A, 18A).
Etymology. The species is named in memory of Fredy Molano Rendón, who passed away while we were preparing this work. Our friend Fredy conducted multiple studies concerning the Gerromorpha from the Neotropical Region and was responsible for collecting all material of this new species.
Type material examined. Holotype ♂ apterous (UPTC-In-0009): ‘ Colombia \ Chocó \ Bahía Solano \ corregimiento El Valle \ quebrada \ 19 m \ 04-09-2016 \ Col: F. Molano’. Paratypes 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC-In-00010): same data as holotype.
Additional material examined. Antioquia: Dabeiba, Dabeiba-Mutatá Road, Popalito Stream bridge, 2016- VIII-11 (F. Molano): 2 ♂ apterous, 2 ♀ apterous (UPTC). Chocó: Bahía Solano, corregimiento El Valle, stream, 2016-XI-04 (F. Molano): 33 ♂ apterous, 4 ♂ macropterous, 20 ♀ apterous, 6 ♀ macropterous (UPTC). Bahía Solano, corregimiento El Valle, PNN Utria, Playa de Cocalito, Cocalito Stream, 2016-XI-05 (F. Molano): 8 ♂ apterous, 13 ♀ apterous (UPTC). Bahía Solano, corregimiento El Valle, PNN Utria, Playa de Cocalito, Escurridero, 2016-XI-05 (F. Molano): 1 ♂ apterous (UPTC). Bahía Solano, corregimiento El Valle, PNN Utria, Playa La Aguada, La Aguada Stream, 2016-XI-05 (F. Molano): 7 ♂ apterous, 5 ♀ apterous, (UPTC). Nuquí, Coquí, Boca vieja, Bejuquillal, 2017- X-19 (F. Molano & I. Morales): 1 ♂ apterous, 1 ♀ apterous (UPTC).
description: Published as part of Galindo-Malagón, Ximena Alejandra, Morales, Irina & Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo, 2021, Revision of the Rhagovelia angustipes complex (Insecta: Hemiptera: Veliidae from Colombia, pp. 167-225 in Zootaxa 4958 (1) on pages 200-202, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4958.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record/4691515