Guide To The Aquatic Heteroptera Of Singapore And Peninsular Malaysia. 6. Mesoveliidae, With Description Of A New Nereivelia Species From Singapore Author Man, Yang Chang Author Murphy, Dennis H. text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2011 2011-02-28 59 1 53 60 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10106810 2345-7600 10106810 Mesovelia vittigera Horváth ( Fig. 3 ) Mesovelia vittigera Horváth, 1895: 160 ( type locality Egypt ). Mesovelia orientalis Kirkaldy, 1901: 808 (described from Sumatra ; synonymised by Horváth, 1915). Material examined . – SINGAPORE : numerous apterus males, females and a few macropterous forms collected from different locations of Singapore, both freshwater and brackish water habitats, 1980 – 2002. W. MALAYSIA ( all apterus form unless stated): Johor e: 5 macropterous males, 21 males , 27 females , Pontain , coll. K.L. Yeo , 14 May 1992 ; 3 males , 1 macropterous male, 5 females , Layang Layang, coll. C.M. Yang, 4 Mar. 1991 ; 1 female , Tg. Sedili , Mawai , coll. K.L. Yeo , 15 Jul. 1992 ; Malacca : 1 macropterous female, Alor Gajah , 28 Oct. 1963 ; Selango r: 2 macropterous males, 1 macropterous female, Kuala Selangor , coll. K.L. Yeo , 15 May 1991 ; 1 female , Ulu Gombok, 22 Nov. 1995 ; Pahang : 13 males , 20 females from Pulua Tioman ( Sungei Raya , Sungei Genting , Sungei Paya , Sungei Keliling , Sungei Kelepak ), Jun. 1997 ; 1 female , Lake Chini , Coll. K.L.Yeo , 16 Apr. 1997 ; Kelantan : 4 macropterous males, 2 males , 6 macropterous females, 1 female , Sungei Hulu Besut , coll. H.K. Lua , 20 Mar. 1992 ; Trengganu : 2 males , 9 females , North Rantau , Abang , swamp, coll. H.K. Lua , 18 Mar. 1992 . Remarks. – This species is less common then Mesovelia horvathi in our collections from Singapore and Malaysia . Widespread in warm area in Europe, North Africa, and Asia to Australia ( Polhemus & Polhemus, 2000 ). Both species also recorded from Pulau Langkawi (Zettel & Tran, 2009).