Notes on the genus Pseudovelia Hoberlandt, 1950 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera Veliidae) with description of four new species from the East and Southeast Asian mainland
Author
Li, Zihe
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
Author
Jin, Zezhong
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
Author
Bu, Wenjun
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
Author
Ye, Zhen
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-11
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5162.5.3
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Psuedovelia buccula
Andersen, 1983
(
Figs. 1
,
7
,
13, 14
,
17
,
23
,
29
,
35
,
41
,
47
,
53
,
59
)
Material examined.
CHINA
,
Yunnan Prov.
: 4 apterous males, 2 macropterous males, 1 macropterous female,
Mengla county
,
Nangahe Waterfal
,
26 July 2016
,
Zhen Ye
leg. (
NKUM
); 1 apterous male, 4 apterous females, Jinghong city,
Mandian village
,
Naban Nature Reserve
,
28 July 2016
,
Zhen Ye
leg. (
NKUM
)
.
Remarks.
The specimens that we have examined closely match the original description provided by
Andersen (1983)
.
Pseudovelia buccula
can be distinguished by its posteriorly produced buccula, long hairs on the ventral part of the middle femur (
Fig. 23
), and relatively long and curved hind tarsal segment I (
Fig. 29
). The depression of abdominal segment VIII of
P. buccula
is nearly rectangular, with four small tufts of setae along its margin (
Figs. 35
,
41
,
47
,
53
). The hind margin of the pygophore (
Fig. 59
) bears dense, short, brown setae. This is a new record for
China
.
Distribution.
China
(
Yunnan
),
Thailand
(
Fig. 65
).