The genus Paravelia Breddin, 1898 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) in Brazil, with descriptions of eight new species Author Rodrigues, Higor D. D. Author Moreira, Felipe F. F. Author Nieser, Nico Author Chen, Ping Ping Author Melo, Alan L. Author Dias-Silva, Karina Author Giehl, Nubia F. S. text Zootaxa 2014 3784 1 1 47 journal article 36880 10.11646/zootaxa.3784.1.1 e2f7dc5c-3b6a-4a6d-9a27-25dc6e6625f0 1175-5326 285781 BF2D8D88-FADF-4CB4-8311-A523214A1292 Paravelia itatiayana ( Drake, 1951 ) ( Figs 15 C–D, 16H) Velia itatiayana Drake, 1951 : 374 . [Original description] Paravelia itatiayana : Polhemus 1976 , 512. [New combination; checklist] Paravelia itatiayana : Moreira et al . 2011b , 21. [Checklist] Paravelia itatiayana : Heckman 2011 , 232. [Identification key] Paravelia itatiayana : Moreira & Barbosa 2011 , 307. [Habitat; new records; figure of male paramere] Paravelia itatiayana : Moreira et al . 2012 , 154. [New records] Diagnosis. BL 3.85; PW 1.62. General body color dark brown to dark reddish brown. Forewing with a usually white elongated macula, starting from humeral angle and passing posterior margin of pronotum at about half its length; on apex a narrow elongated macula with length similar to the basal one, absent in some specimens ( Figs 15 C–D). Male hind femur with a row of small teeth on inner surface, followed by a more robust spine; hind tibia clavate. Female hind femur with 3–4 small spines; hind tibia not clavate. Male proctiger anteriorly with a small acute projection. Paramere elongated, slightly curved, with a small notch on dorsal surface near base, with rounded apex ( Fig. 16 H). Discussion. This species inhabits water accumulated in bromeliads and the pattern of wing maculae is similar to that of P. gabrielae Moreira & Barbosa, 2011 , another bromeliadicolous species. However, it differs from the latter by the absence of silvery stripes on anterior lobe of pronotum ( Fig. 15 C–D). Material examined. Brazil , Rio de Janeiro : 1 macropterous male, 1 macropterous female ( DZRJ ), Macaé, Ilha do Santana, bromeliad, 20.X.1986 , (A.L. Carvalho); 1 macropterous male ( DZRJ ), Mangaratiba, Rio das Pedras Ecological Reserve, bromeliad, 22.V.2005 , (D. Kaplan, M.T.A. Santos, L. Villaverde); 2 macropterous males, 4 macropterous females ( DZRJ ), Maricá, bromeliad, 1977, (C. Ostrovski) [same material examined by Moreira et al . (2012)].